miniaturist
Americannoun
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an artist whose specialty is small, discrete works.
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a person who makes, collects, or specializes in miniature objects.
a miniaturist with a collection of dollhouses.
noun
Etymology
Origin of miniaturist
Example Sentences
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Her annotated French translation of “Ecclesiastes,” its illustrations attributed to the Flemish miniaturist Gheraert Horenbout, dates from the years of her marriage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Swinton is a wonderful chameleon and while she can go as big and showy as any Oscar contender, she is also a brilliant miniaturist.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
She also studied in New York with prominent American portrait painter Robert Henri, and with miniaturist Theodora Thayer, a founder of the American Society of Miniature Painters, which Bush later joined.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
The ball does set things spinning, but when Nella feels a strange prickling sensation on the back of her neck, she wonders if the miniaturist has returned.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2021
This delightful book dates from the early sixteenth century and is the work of some ingenious and masterly Flemish miniaturist with a fine sense of the open air and the movement of the seasons.
From A Wanderer in Venice by Harry Morley
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