limner

/ˈlɪmnər/
noun
  1. A person who draws or paints pictures, especially in a simple or decorative style.
    • She became a limner, traveling from town to town painting portraits.
    • The old limner mixed his own paints from crushed minerals and egg yolk.
    • The limner carefully added gold leaf to the border of the manuscript.
  2. A person who describes or portrays something vividly in words.
    • The poet was a limner of everyday beauty, finding magic in a rain puddle.
    • As a limner of city life, he captured the energy of crowded streets.
    • The travel writer acted as a limner, painting scenes with words.
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