portraitist

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

/ ˈpɔr trɪ tɪst, -treɪ-, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

a person who makes portraits.

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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Example sentences from the Web for portraitist

This week: Philip Larkin goes Hollywood, the portrait of a portraitist, and getting rich quick in China.
Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|April 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As a portraitist, Titian's is the only name to be coupled with that of Velasquez.
Franz Liszt|James Huneker
The first duty of the portraitist is to generalize the expression of his subject.
Art Principles|Ernest Govett
A Portraitist is a person who paints what other people don't think he sees.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.|Charles L. Graves

He was a portraitist who solemnly believed in the principle of decoration—character must take its chances when he painted.
Visionaries|James Huneker
Her eyes were not large, nor yet luminous; smothered fire would have been the verdict of a portraitist.
Painted Veils|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for portraitist

portraitist

/ (ˈpɔːtrɪtɪst, -treɪ-) /

noun

an artist, photographer, etc, who specializes in portraits

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单词	portraitist
释义	portraitist [ pawr-tri-tist, -trey-, pohr- ] / ˈpɔr trɪ tɪst, -treɪ-, ˈpoʊr- / noun a person who makes portraits. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for portraitist This week: Philip Larkin goes Hollywood, the portrait of a portraitist, and getting rich quick in China. Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|April 2, 2009\|DAILY BEAST As a portraitist, Titian's is the only name to be coupled with that of Velasquez. Franz Liszt\|James Huneker The first duty of the portraitist is to generalize the expression of his subject. Art Principles\|Ernest Govett A Portraitist is a person who paints what other people don't think he sees. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.\|Charles L. Graves He was a portraitist who solemnly believed in the principle of decoration—character must take its chances when he painted. Visionaries\|James Huneker Her eyes were not large, nor yet luminous; smothered fire would have been the verdict of a portraitist. Painted Veils\|James Huneker British Dictionary definitions for portraitist portraitist / (ˈpɔːtrɪtɪst, -treɪ-) / noun an artist, photographer, etc, who specializes in portraits Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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