Limner (Noun)
Meaning
A painter or drawer of portraits.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The limner's skillful brushstrokes brought the subject's likeness to life on canvas.
- As a young artist, she apprenticed with a renowned limner to hone her portrait-painting skills.
- The 18th-century limner's delicate watercolors captured the subtleties of his sitters' expressions.
- The museum's collection included several works by a celebrated limner of the American colonial era.
- With a few deft strokes, the limner rendered a remarkably accurate likeness of the dignitary.