Portrayer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Agent noun of portray; one who portrays. agent, form-of
  2. 2
    a painter or drawer of portraits wordnet

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limnerportrait painterportraitistportraitist

Etymology

From Middle English portraer, portrayer, portreyour, purtrayour, purtreoure, purtreyour, from Middle French portraieor, pourtraiour; equivalent to portray + -er.

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