printmaker

American  

[print-mey-ker] / ˈprɪntˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. a person who makes prints, especially an artist working in one of the graphic mediums.

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printmaker British  

/ ˈprɪntˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person who makes print, esp a craftsman or artist in this field

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Etymology

Origin of printmaker

First recorded in 1925–30; print + maker

Example Sentences

Primarily a sculptor and printmaker, Catlett worked in the social realist tradition and her work often celebrates the dignity of Black and brown working people, especially women.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Jean Milant, the master printmaker who helped expand the creative reach of young L.A. conceptual artists such as Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari with the 1970 founding of Cirrus Gallery and Cirrus Editions, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

She said her career as a painter, printmaker, collage and stained-glass artist and teacher meant she mixed with the "intelligentsia of Swansea".

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

In her latest series, the Seattle-based painter and printmaker paints layers of wispy white, gossamer gray and vertiginous black on transparent fabric stretched over wooden frames in unorthodox shapes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Silversmith, printmaker, businessman, and patriot, Revere has acquired heroic status thanks to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s long poem about his legendary midnight ride, and Copley’s painting has become virtually an American icon.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson