portraitist

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noun

A painter or photographer who makes portraits.

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Meanings

nounportraitist (plural portraitists)

plural portraitists

  1. A painter or photographer who makes portraits.

    Synonyms: portraitor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA painter or photographer who makes portraits.

Similar
portraitor

More synonyms by meaning

nouna painter or drawer of portraits

Similar
portrait painterportrayerlimner
Broader
painter
Also see
limnerportraitor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From portrait + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan retratista
  • retratistaone who makes portraits
Danish portrættør
  • portrættørone who makes portraits
French portraitiste
  • portraitisteone who makes portraits
German Porträtist, Porträtistin
  • Porträtistone who makes portraits
  • Porträtistinone who makes portraits
Irish portráidí
  • portráidíone who makes portraits
Polish portrecista, portrecistka
  • portrecistaone who makes portraits
  • portrecistkaone who makes portraits
Russian портрети́ст
  • портрети́ст (portretíst)one who makes portraits
Spanish retratista
  • retratistaone who makes portraits
Swedish porträttör
  • porträttörone who makes portraits
Cite this entry
APA

portraitist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portraitist

MLA

“portraitist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portraitist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portraitist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portraitist.

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