portrayer

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A form of portray — To paint or draw the likeness of.

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portraitistportrait painterlimner
OriginMiddle English portraer ← Middle French portraieor →
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Meanings

nounportrayer (plural portrayers)

plural portrayers

  1. agentAgent noun of portray; one who portrays.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna painter or drawer of portraits

Similar
portraitistportrait painterlimner
Broader
painter
Also see
limnerportraitist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchportraieor
  2. Middle Englishportraer
  3. Englishportrayer

From Middle English portraer, portrayer, portreyour, purtrayour, purtreoure, purtreyour, from Middle French portraieor, pourtraiour; equivalent to portray + -er.

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APA

portrayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portrayer

MLA

“portrayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portrayer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portrayer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portrayer.

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