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portraitist

portraitist noun: a painter or photographer who makes portraits.

Noun

portraitist (plural portraitists)

  1. A painter or photographer who makes portraits.
    Synonyms:
    portraitor

Synonyms of portraitist

Forms of portraitist

pluralportraitists

Origin of portraitist

From portrait + -ist.

Words formed from portraitist

Questions about portraitist

What does portraitist mean?
Portraitist means a painter or photographer who makes portraits.
What part of speech is portraitist?
Portraitist is a noun.
What is the plural of portraitist?
The plural of portraitist is portraitists.

Words near portraitist in the dictionary

  1. portrait painting
  2. portrait paintings
  3. portraited
  4. Portraitgate
  5. portraiting
  6. portraitist
  7. portraitists
  8. portraitlike
  9. portraitor
  10. portraitors
  11. portraits

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