portraitist
[ pawr-tri-tist, -trey-, pohr- ]
/ ˈpɔr trɪ tɪst, -treɪ-, ˈpoʊr- /
noun
a person who makes portraits.
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British Dictionary definitions for portraitist
portraitist
/ (ˈpɔːtrɪtɪst, -treɪ-) /
noun
an artist, photographer, etc, who specializes in portraits
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