Meanings
nouncartoonist (plural cartoonists)
plural cartoonists
- comicsOne who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
- comicsOne who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Arabic رسام كاريكاتير, رسامة كاريكاتير
- رسام كاريكاتير (rassām kārīkātīr)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- رسامة كاريكاتير (rassāmat kārīkātīr)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Chinese Mandarin 漫畫家 /漫画家
- 漫畫家 /漫画家 (mànhuàjiā)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Danish tegner
- tegnercreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Dutch striptekenaar, striptekenares
- striptekenaarcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- striptekenarescreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Finnish pilapiirtäjä, sarjakuvapiirtäjä
- pilapiirtäjäcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- sarjakuvapiirtäjäcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- sarjakuvataiteilijaperson who writes and illustrates comic books
French dessinateur, dessinatrice
- dessinateurcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- dessinatricecreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- dessinateur de bande dessinéecreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- cartooniste m or f dessinateur de dessins animéscreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- dessinatrice de dessins animéscreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
German Cartoonist, Cartoonistin
- Cartoonistcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Cartoonistincreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Zeichnercreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Zeichnerincreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Comiczeichnercreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Comiczeichnerincreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Karikaturistcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Karikaturistincreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Karikaturenzeichnercreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Karikaturenzeichnerincreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Trickzeichnercreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- Trickzeichnerincreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Greek γελοιογράφος, σκιτσογράφος
- γελοιογράφος (geloiográfos)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- σκιτσογράφος (skitsográfos)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Hebrew קָרִיקָטוּרִיסט
- קָרִיקָטוּרִיסטcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Hindi कार्टूनिस्ट, व्यंग्यचित्रकार
- कार्टूनिस्ट (kārṭūnisṭ)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- व्यंग्यचित्रकार (vyaṅgyacitrakār)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Indonesian kartunis, komikus
- kartuniscreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- komikusperson who writes and illustrates comic books
Italian vignettista, cartoonista
- vignettistacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- cartoonistacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Japanese 漫画家
- 漫画家 (mangaka)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Korean 만화가
- 만화가 (manhwaga)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Māori kaituhi pakiwaituhi, kaituhi pakiwaituhi
- kaituhi pakiwaituhicreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- kaituhi pakiwaituhiperson who writes and illustrates comic books
Persian کارتونیست
- کارتونیست (kârtonist)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Polish rysownik, rysowniczka
- rysownikcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- rysowniczkacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- karykaturzystacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- karykaturzystkacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- kreskówkarzcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- komiksiarzcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- komiksiarzperson who writes and illustrates comic books
Portuguese desenhista, cartunista
- desenhistacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- cartunistacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- chargistacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- quadrinistacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Romanian desenator, desenatoare
- desenatorcreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- desenatoarecreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Russian карикатури́ст, карикатури́стка
- карикатури́ст (karikaturíst)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- карикатури́стка (karikaturístka)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- худо́жник-мультиплика́тор (xudóžnik-mulʹtiplikátor)creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Spanish dibujante, historietista
- dibujantecreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- historietistacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- caricaturistacreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
Swedish tecknare, serietecknare
- tecknarecreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
- serietecknarecreator of cartoons or strip cartoons
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Cite this entry
APA
cartoonist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartoonist
MLA
“cartoonist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartoonist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cartoonist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartoonist.
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