cartoonist
/kɑːˈtuːnɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /kɑːrˈtuːnɪst/ (ame, ipa) · /kär-ˈtü-nist/ (ame, mw)
cartoonist — noun
- cartoonistsingular
- cartoonistsplural
1. someone whose job is to create cartoons, especially for newspapers, magazines, b
someone whose job is to create cartoons, especially for newspapers, magazines, books, or television
Hana works as a cartoonist for a major newspaper in Tokyo.
work as a cartoonist for [employer]
The newspaper cartoonist drew a funny picture of the mayor falling asleep.
Fatima, a well-known cartoonist, published her first comic book at age twenty-two.
After years of practice, Santiago became the lead cartoonist for a popular website.
Kwame showed his drawings to an editor and soon became a cartoonist.
- illustrator
broader term for anyone who creates pictures to accompany text; not all illustrators draw cartoons
- caricaturist
specializes in exaggerated, often humorous portraits of people
- comic artist
focuses on longer comic-book stories and graphic novels
- animator
creates moving cartoons for film or digital media, rather than still drawings
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'animator': a cartoonist creates still drawings for print or online publication, while an animator produces moving images for film or television.