word-paintern.
/ˈwəːdˌpeɪntə/, U.S. /ˈwərdˌpeɪn(t)ər/ A person who describes something vividly in words; a person skilled in word painting.
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the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > one who describes
descriptor1528
describer?1550
painter1570
presenter1608
delineator1631
imagera1680
detailer1794
descriptionist1819
pictorialist1839
word-painter1839
delineatress1848
1839 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 529/1 These word-painters have, by an old Italian writer, been quaintly called amatorial poets.
1861 Bentley's Misc. 49 169 Owen Meredith is another word-painter, even luxuriant in power.
1905 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 28 Nov. 2/1 Mr. Cooper is a good word painter and for two and a half hours he held his audience spell-bound.
1952 ELH 19 211 Given his reputation as a word-painter, it is surprising that he should not mention colors more often than he does.
2003 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 13 Apr. 12 One of those languorous word-painters who crafts every sentence with loving care.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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