caricaturist

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/ˈkæɹɪkəˌt͡ʃʊəɹɪst/

noun

A person who draws caricatures.

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Meanings

nouncaricaturist (plural caricaturists)

plural caricaturists

  1. A person who draws caricatures.

    But, the power of the caricaturist lies in exhibiting with increased ugliness personal and natural defects . . .

    1828, Amelia Alderson Opie, Detraction Displayed

Origin

From caricature + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan caricaturista
  • caricaturistaperson who draws caricatures
Chinese Mandarin 漫畫家 /漫画家, 諷刺畫家 /讽刺画家
  • 漫畫家 /漫画家 (mànhuàjiā)person who draws caricatures
  • 諷刺畫家 /讽刺画家 (fěngcìhuàjiā)person who draws caricatures
Czech karikaturista
  • karikaturistaperson who draws caricatures
Danish karikaturtegner
  • karikaturtegnerperson who draws caricatures
Esperanto karikaturisto, virkarikaturisto
  • karikaturistoperson who draws caricatures
  • virkarikaturistoperson who draws caricatures
  • karikaturistinoperson who draws caricatures
Finnish karikatyristi
  • karikatyristiperson who draws caricatures
French caricaturiste
  • caricaturisteperson who draws caricatures
German Karikaturist, Karikaturistin
  • Karikaturistperson who draws caricatures
  • Karikaturistinperson who draws caricatures
  • Karikaturenzeichnerperson who draws caricatures
  • Karikaturenzeichnerinperson who draws caricatures
Greek καρικατουρίστας, γελοιογράφος
  • καρικατουρίστας (karikatourístas)person who draws caricatures
  • γελοιογράφος (geloiográfos)person who draws caricatures
Hebrew קָרִיקָטוּרִיסט
  • קָרִיקָטוּרִיסטperson who draws caricatures
Hungarian karikaturista
  • karikaturistaperson who draws caricatures
Norwegian Bokmål karikaturtegner
  • karikaturtegnerperson who draws caricatures
Persian کاریکاتوریست
  • کاریکاتوریست (kârikâturist)person who draws caricatures
Portuguese caricaturista
  • caricaturistaperson who draws caricatures
Romanian caricaturist, caricaturistă
  • caricaturistperson who draws caricatures
  • caricaturistăperson who draws caricatures
Russian карикатури́ст, карикатури́стка
  • карикатури́ст (karikaturíst)person who draws caricatures
  • карикатури́стка (karikaturístka)person who draws caricatures
Spanish caricaturista
  • caricaturistaperson who draws caricatures
Swedish karikatyrtecknare
  • karikatyrtecknareperson who draws caricatures
Cite this entry
APA

caricaturist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caricaturist

MLA

“caricaturist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caricaturist. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caricaturist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caricaturist.

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