Animalier

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An artist who depicts animals.

    "Critics and public alike had naturally begged the question of Fremiets relationship to the leading animalier sculptor of his day, Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875). Fremiet, however, was determined not to be typecast as just an animalier artist."

Example

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"Critics and public alike had naturally begged the question of Fremiets relationship to the leading animalier sculptor of his day, Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875). Fremiet, however, was determined not to be typecast as just an animalier artist."

Etymology

Borrowing from French animalier.

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