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illustrator

[ il-uh-strey-ter, ih-luhs-trey-ter ]

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noun

an artist who makes illustrations:
an illustrator of children's books.
a person or thing that illustrates.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin, from Latin ��ܲ��ٰ��(��) “to illuminate, make clear, give glory to” ( illustrate ) + -tor -tor

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She said she was "delighted" when illustrator Axel Scheffler came back on board.

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As a blog post by the illustrator points out, "The leather mentioned is a leather jacket, a fairly common article of clothing that even children sometimes wear!"

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Back in New Hampshire, Nick understands the rebellion from illustrators, but says he believes there is use for AI.

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In one case, a young illustrator lost her job after a handful of disgruntled gamers stormed the company's office demanding she be removed.

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Mikolaj Wyszynski is a painter and illustrator from downtown Los Angeles.

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