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Meaning of LIMNER

Pronunciation:  'limnur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a painter or drawer of portraits
 
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 Synonyms: portrait painter, portraitist, portrayer
 
 See Also: painter

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lim"ner\ (l[i^]m"n[~e]r), n. [F. enlumineur, LL.
illuminator. See {Limn}, and cf. {Alluminor}.]
A painter; an artist; esp.:
(a) One who paints portraits.
(b) One who illuminates books. [Archaic]
 

 

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