photogravuristn.
/ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ɡrəˈvjʊərɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdəɡrəˈvjurəst/ rare.
A person who employs photogravure; a person who makes photogravures.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > photomechanical or process printing > [noun] > photogravure or phototypography > print-maker
phototypist1854
photograver1888
photo-etcher1889
photogravurist1889
1889 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 251 A lithographer, or photogravurist, steps in and robs me of the result of my thought, skill and labor, without saying ‘by your leave’.
2003 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. (Nexis) 18 Apr. 6 A photogravurist friend who was unable to master the albumen process passed on a project to her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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