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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Owners of the private collection contacted Dr Goldring after reading her book on Hilliard, suspecting the tiny painting in their collection to be of the renowned miniaturist.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
She’s more of a miniaturist than a maximalist, though the volcanic emotion she taps into is its own theatrical force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
She soon developed a real passion for her creations, so much so she's now become the resident miniaturist for The Museum of the Home in Hoxton, London.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2023
In turn, some critics found him short of original ideas and dynamism, a miniaturist unable to sustain longer pieces.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
It was not to the tempera painter, nor to the illuminator of missals, nor to the early miniaturist that we owe this modern school.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.
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