calligrapher
Americannoun
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someone who practices calligraphy as an art or profession.
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(with modifier) someone who writes by hand.
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She gardens, cooks, is an impeccable calligrapher and shares her love of crafting with her equally famous guests.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2025
But spare a thought for the calligrapher who wrote it.
From BBC ● 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
As a young girl, Ellen Weldon probably never dreamed she would grow up to become a calligrapher.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
Having made out a list of the persons you intend to invite, proceed to write the notes; or have them written in a neat, handsome hand, by an experienced calligrapher.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza
But both those new to the medium and seasoned calligraphers say the deliberate, steady nature of the practice is a huge part of its appeal — one that is on the upswing.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
Yet not all of the artists are calligraphers, and not all of the calligraphy is Chinese.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2019
“The skilled calligraphers and illuminators have created something more than an artifact of a particular religion or group,” Parish said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2018
It’s worth saying, I think, that while we can talk about Jack Phillips, we’ve seen cases like this arise from calligraphers, florists, photographers.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2017
Persian calligraphers had taught its use afresh to the Byzantine scribes.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William
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