illustrator
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See also: Illustrator and illustratør
English
Etymology
From illustrate + -or.
Pronunciation
Noun
illustrator (plural illustrators)
- a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)
- Terry is one of the best illustrators of children's books in the country.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: イラストレーター (irasutorētā)
Translations
person who draws pictures
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Dutch
Alternative forms
- (obsolete, nonstandard) illustrateur
Etymology
From Latin illustrātor. Equivalent to illustreren + -ator. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪ.lyˈstraː.tɔr/, /ˌi.lyˈstraː.tɔr/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: il‧lus‧tra‧tor
- Rhymes: -aːtɔr
Noun
illustrator m (plural illustratoren or illustrators, diminutive illustratortje n, feminine illustratrice)
- illustrator
- Synonym: tekenaar
Related terms
Latin
Verb
illūstrātor
References
- “illustrator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- illustrator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.