miniaturist

miniaturist
miniaturist (n.) "maker of miniatures," 1800, from MINIATURE (Cf. miniature) (n.) + -IST (Cf. -ist).

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  • miniaturist — MINIATURÍST, Ă, miniaturişti, ste, s.m. şi f. Artist care execută miniaturi. [pr.: ni a ] – Din fr. miniaturiste. Trimis de RACAI, 30.09.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  miniaturíst s. m. (sil. ni a ), pl. miniaturíşti Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa …   Dicționar Român

  • Miniaturist — Min i*a*tur ist, n. A painter of miniatures. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • miniaturist — ► NOUN ▪ an artist who paints miniatures …   English terms dictionary

  • miniaturist — [min′ē ə chər ist] n. a painter of miniatures …   English World dictionary

  • miniaturist — UK [ˈmɪnətʃərɪst] / US [ˈmɪnɪəˌtʃərɪst] noun [countable] Word forms miniaturist : singular miniaturist plural miniaturists art an artist who paints very small pictures …   English dictionary

  • miniaturist — /min ee euh cheuhr ist, min euh cheuhr /, n. 1. an artist whose specialty is small, discrete works. 2. a person who makes, collects, or specializes in miniature objects: a miniaturist with a collection of dollhouses. [1850 55; MINIATURE + IST] *… …   Universalium

  • miniaturist — noun a) An artist trained in the painting of miniature figures or scenes. Power scissors nbsp; Every miniaturist should have a pair. b) A person who creates or collects miniature figurines (such as dolls) …   Wiktionary

  • miniaturíst — a m (ȋ) um. umetnik, ki slika miniature: znan miniaturist in knjižni ilustrator / srednjeveški miniaturisti …   Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

  • miniaturist — noun see miniature I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • miniaturist — min|ia|tur|ist [ˈmınıtʃərıst US ˈmıniətʃur ] n someone who paints very small pictures for money …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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