portrayistn.
/pɔːˈtreɪɪst/, U.S. /pɔrˈtreɪəst/ rare.
A person skilled in portrayal, representation, or description; = portrayer n.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > [noun] > painter or drawer of pictures
portrayerc1385
portraitourc1405
zographer1570
picture maker1589
imager1605
delineator1631
iconograph1804
zoographer1814
depicter1837
iconograph1884
iconographer1888
portrayist1906
1906 Washington Post 18 Feb. iii. 7/1 In April, 1906 it was produced at the Manhattan Theater, New York where it ran for eight weeks... W. H. Thompson is regarded by many as America's leading character portrayist.
1921 Washington Post 17 Nov. 3/7 (advt.) Fine gifts... Your photograph made as only we know how. Have your sitting today. Jewels of portrayist's art.
1924 Glasgow Herald 25 Sept. 4 His considerable skill as portrayist and his narrative genius.
1995 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 24 Dec. 4 The New Zealander is a distinguished photographic portrayist as evidenced by the faces who have posed in front of his gold-plated Mamiya camera.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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