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Princeton's WordNet

  1. illustratornoun

    an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)

Wiktionary

  1. illustratornoun

    a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)

    Terry is one of the best illustrators of children's books in the country.

  2. Etymology: illustrate + -or

Wikipedia

  1. Illustrator

    An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicated concepts or objects that are difficult to describe textually, which is the reason illustrations are often found in children's books.Illustration is the art of making images that work with something and add to it without needing direct attention and without distracting from what they illustrate. The other thing is the focus of the attention, and the illustration's role is to add personality and character without competing with that other thing.Illustrations have been used in advertisements, architectural rendering, greeting cards, posters, books, graphic novels, storyboards, business, technical communications, magazines, shirts, video games, tutorials, and newspapers. A cartoon illustration can add humor to stories or essays.

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  1. illustrator

    An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing visual representation through images, drawings, or graphics that correspond to the content of a written work. They often work in areas such as books, magazines, advertisements, digital media, or any platform that requires visual artwork to accompany text.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Illustratornoun

    one who illustrates

  2. Etymology: [L.]

Wikidata

  1. Illustrator

    An illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicated concepts or objects that are difficult to describe textually, which is the reason illustrations are often found in children's books. Illustrations have been used in advertisements, greeting cards, posters, books, magazines, and newspapers. A cartoon illustration can add humor to humorous essays.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of illustrator in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of illustrator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of illustrator in a Sentence

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    I had been an illustrator in the advertising field, doing everything from aerospace to advertising to schoolbooks, and then the Manson murders came up.

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