Meaning & use
illustrator
An artist who creates pictures or drawings to accompany and clarify text in books, magazines, or advertisements.
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The publisher hired a talented illustrator to bring the fantasy novel's creatures to life.
As a children's book illustrator, she spends hours sketching expressive animal characters.
A note on using this word
Illustrator specifically implies work paired with text, unlike "painter" or "artist," which can refer to standalone visual art.
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