Meaning & use
sketcher
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UK/ˈsketʃə/
US/ˈsketʃər/
Meaning
nouncountable
A person who draws quick, rough pictures, often as a hobby or to prepare for a larger work.
Grammar: Countable; use 'a sketcher' or 'sketchers' for more than one.
Patterns
- a sketcher of something
- a keen sketcher
- a street sketcher
As a sketcher, she always carried a small notebook and pencil.
The park was full of sketchers trying to capture the autumn leaves.
He is a talented sketcher of city scenes.
Word forms
| plural | sketchers |
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Common combinations
- a keen sketcher
- My aunt is a keen sketcher and fills sketchbooks quickly.
- a street sketcher
- The street sketcher drew tourists for a few dollars.
- a portrait sketcher
- The portrait sketcher captured her smile in five minutes.
- a fashion sketcher
- The fashion sketcher designs clothes on paper first.
Synonyms and how they differ
- artist
- Broader; an artist may paint, sculpt, or use other media, not just draw quickly.
- illustrator
- Usually a professional who draws pictures for books or magazines, often more finished than a sketcher.
- doodler
- Draws absent-mindedly, often without artistic purpose.
Word family
Commonly confused: sketcher or Skechers?
sketcher vs Skechers
'Skechers' is a brand of shoes; 'sketcher' is a person who sketches.
Practice
What does 'sketcher' mean?
Choose one answer.
'Sketcher' means a person who sketches. Option 1 confuses it with the shoe brand 'Skechers'; option 2 confuses it with a drawing tool; option 3 describes a gallery.
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