miniator|ˈmɪnɪeɪtə(r)| [a. L. miniātor, agent-noun f.miniāre: see miniate v. Cf.It.miniatore, Sp.miniador (Minsheu).] One who ‘miniates’ (a manuscript), a rubricator, an illuminator. 1865M. Pattison in Q. Rev. Apr. 339 But for copies ‘de luxe’,..copyist and miniator still continued in request.