portraitist

[ pawr-tri-tist, -trey-, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr trɪ tɪst, -treɪ-, ˈpoʊr- /

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noun

a person who makes portraits.

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Origin of portraitist

First recorded in 1865–70; portrait + -ist

Words nearby portraitist

Portoviejo, Port Phillip Bay, Port Pirie, portrait, portrait flask, portraitist, portrait lens, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, portraiture, portray, portrayal

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How to use portraitist in a sentence

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Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|April 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He's a great portraitist, and far more successful than Frieda, but he is genuine in his admiration of good work.
A Top-Floor Idyl|George van Schaick
He was a portraitist who solemnly believed in the principle of decoration—character must take its chances when he painted.
Visionaries|James Huneker
Franz Hals was on a level with Velasquez in respect of facility in execution, and like him seems to have been a born portraitist.
Art Principles|Ernest Govett

It is well known that the famous sculptor is a remarkable portraitist.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
As a portraitist, Titian's is the only name to be coupled with that of Velasquez.
Franz Liszt|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for portraitist

portraitist

/ (ˈpɔːtrɪtɪst, -treɪ-) /

noun

an artist, photographer, etc, who specializes in portraits

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