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calligrapher

American  
[kuh-lig-ruhf-er] / kəˈlɪg rəf ər /

noun

calligraphers plural
  1. someone who practices calligraphy as an art or profession.

  2. (with modifier) someone who writes by hand.


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Calligrapher Jenny Collier, from the London Scribes company, says the craft skill of handwriting the invitations is "quite a meditative practice".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023

Photograph: Francis G. Mayer/Corbis Edward Docx's first novel, The Calligrapher, was published to widespread acclaim in 2003 and has now been translated into eight languages.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2011

Calligrapher John Scarfone turned out photographs inscribed with Ford's signature and reception invitations with Carter's name.

From Time Magazine Archive

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