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cartoonist.

One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑɹˈtunɪst/General-American
  1. One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

  2. One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English cartoon 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 cartoonist From cartoon + -ist.

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