calligrapher

American  

[kuh-lig-ruhf-er] / kəˈlɪg rəf ər /

noun

plural

calligraphers

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

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

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Example Sentences

“Thank you very much,’’ Charles told heraldic artist Tim Noad and calligrapher Stephanie Gill, who worked on the project for 56 days straight.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

St. John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minnesota, commissioned the project and Donald Jackson, an internationally known calligrapher from Monmouth, Wales, in 1998.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Also pulled down was the grave of Abdullah Zuhdi, the 19th Century calligrapher whose exquisite works adorn Islam's two most revered mosques in Mecca and Medina.

From BBC • May 26, 2023

She studied with the lyrical abstract painter Richard Diebenkorn and the Japanese painter and calligrapher, Saburo Hasegawa, from whom she learned about Zen Buddhism.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Who pursued the delicate tasks of the illuminator and the calligrapher?

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac