noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who is professionally employed to add writing to something (as a sign, shop window, etc.)
2. 2
   a painter of letters wordnet
3. 3
   A particular profession in the production of comics, an artist specializing in neatly writing written material such as dialogue.
4. 4
   A device for printing letters of text.

Synonyms

All synonyms

amanuensiscalligrapherchirographerclerkcopiercopyist

Etymology

From letter + -er.

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