illuminator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that illuminates.
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a device for illuminating, as a light source with a lens or mirror for concentrating light.
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a person who paints manuscripts, books, etc., with designs in color, gold, or the like.
Etymology
Origin of illuminator
1475–85; < Late Latin illūminātor, equivalent to illūminā ( re ) ( see illumine) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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There the show continues with a series of additional paintings and altarpieces, as well as his work as a manuscript illuminator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
His coronation invite was designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator whose work is inspired by the chivalric themes of Arthurian legend.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023
The design, created by heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator Andrew Jamieson, will be printed on a recycled card with gold foil detailing.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023
“Pentiment” is set in 16th-century Bavaria, and you play as a manuscript illuminator who must eventually investigate a murder.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023
He was munificent in his patronage of the arts, and was himself a skilled illuminator and bookbinder.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
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