miniaturist

[ min-ee-uh-cher-ist, min-uh-cher- ]

/ ˈmɪn i ə tʃər ɪst, ˈmɪn ə tʃər- /

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noun

an artist whose specialty is small, discrete works.

a person who makes, collects, or specializes in miniature objects: a miniaturist with a collection of dollhouses.

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Origin of miniaturist

First recorded in 1850–55; miniature + -ist

Words nearby miniaturist

miniature golf, miniature photography, miniature pinscher, miniature poodle, miniature schnauzer, miniaturist, miniaturize, minibar, minibike, miniblind, minibus

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How to use miniaturist in a sentence

In the early days Fra Angelico must have been a miniaturist.
Fra Angelico|James Mason
The miniaturist of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries constantly relieved his groups of figures upon a diapered ground.
Line and Form (1900)|Walter Crane
It is possible but hardly probable that the miniaturist in colouring the picture gave free play to his fancy.
Woman under Monasticism|Lina Eckenstein
Beginning as a miniaturist, he finally attained a high place among the Veronese artists of the first order.
The Madonna in Art|Estelle M. Hurll

Here scribe, illuminator, and miniaturist are all at their best, whether one and the same or different persons.
Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New|Walter Crane

British Dictionary definitions for miniaturist

miniaturist

/ (ˈmɪnɪtʃərɪst) /

noun

a person who paints miniature portraits

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