noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
2. 2
   a person who draws cartoons wordnet
3. 3
   One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.

Synonyms

All synonyms

caricaturistdrawer

Example

More examples

"One day in 1906, a newspaper cartoonist named Tad Dorgan went to a baseball game."

Etymology

From cartoon + -ist.

Related phrases

editorial cartoonistpocket cartoonistpolitical cartoonistcomic bookgraphic novelgraphic noveliststrip cartoon

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