portraitist

IPA/ˈpɔːtreɪtɪst/
IPA/ˈpɔːrtrətɪst/

portraitist — noun

  • portraitistsingular
  • portraitistsplural

1. an artist whose main work is making portraits of people by painting, drawing, or

1.名詞C1
釋義

an artist whose main work is making portraits of people by painting, drawing, or photography.

例句

The museum bought three oil portraits by a Scottish portraitist named Hugo.

by a [nationality] portraitist

After college, Ayesha worked as a portraitist at a busy wedding studio.

work as a portraitist

同義詞
  • portrait painter

    narrower; usually refers to someone who paints portraits rather than using other media

  • portrait photographer

    narrower; specifically someone who takes portrait photographs

  • artist

    much broader; it does not say that portraits are the person's main subject

文法句型

be a portraitist

work as a portraitist

portraitist from + place

hire a portraitist to + verb

用法筆記

Often sounds more formal or artistic than plain words like 'painter' or 'photographer'. It is usually used when portraits are the person's main specialty, not just one type of work they sometimes do.

常見錯誤

❌My cousin draws cartoons online, so she is a portraitist.
✅My cousin draws cartoons online, but she is not a portraitist.
💡a portraitist specifically makes portraits of people, not just any kind of drawing.