noun
Meaning 1
A painter or photographer who makes portraits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: portraitor
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
portraitist
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noun
Meaning 2
a painter or drawer of portraits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: portrait painter, portrayer, limner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: painter
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English portrait Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English portraitist From portrait + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: դիմանկարիչ (dimankaričʻ) — one who makes portraits
- Armenian: պատկերանկարիչ (patkerankaričʻ) — one who makes portraits
- Catalan: retratista — one who makes portraits
- Danish: portrættør — one who makes portraits
- French: portraitiste — one who makes portraits
- Georgian: პორტრეტისტი (ṗorṭreṭisṭi) — one who makes portraits
- German: Porträtist — one who makes portraits
- German: Porträtistin — one who makes portraits
- Irish: portráidí — one who makes portraits
- Macedonian: портрети́ст (portretíst) — one who makes portraits
- Macedonian: портрети́стка (portretístka) — one who makes portraits
- Polish: portrecista — one who makes portraits
- Polish: portrecistka — one who makes portraits
- Russian: портрети́ст (portretíst) — one who makes portraits
- Spanish: retratista — one who makes portraits
- Swedish: porträttör — one who makes portraits
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