miniaturist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

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"Power scissors Every miniaturist should have a pair."
"The miniaturist's hobby is as varied as the people who pursue it."
"There are many smaller devices to be found, particularly in Scotland, which are more suited to the miniaturist."

Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English miniaturist From miniature + -ist.

miniaturists (plural)

miniature miniaturism

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What does miniaturist mean?

An artist who paints miniature figures or scenes.

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