illuminator

[ih-loo-muh-ney-ter]

noun

a person or thing that illuminates.
a device for illuminating, as a light source with a lens or mirror for concentrating light.
a person who paints manuscripts, books, etc., with designs in color, gold, or the like.

Origin of illuminator

1475–85; < Late Latin illūminātor, equivalent to illūminā(re) (see illumine) + -tor -tor

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Examples from the Web for illuminator

Historical Examples of illuminator

The Illuminator had accepted her poem, and her story was finished.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905
Various
It was early morning, for the illuminator was at work betimes.
The White Rose of Langley
Emily Sarah Holt
The illuminator laid his pen down, and looked up at the lad.
The White Rose of Langley
Emily Sarah Holt
“Soothly, that wis I not,” said the illuminator rather drily.
The White Rose of Langley
Emily Sarah Holt
The sheet was then given to the illuminator, who painted it.
Bibliomania in the Middle Ages
Frederick Somner Merryweather