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cartoonist

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car·toon  (kär-tn)
n.
1.
a. A drawing depicting a humorous situation, often accompanied by a caption.
b. A drawing representing current public figures or issues symbolically and often satirically: a political cartoon.
2. A preliminary sketch similar in size to the work, such as a fresco, that is to be copied from it.
3. An animated cartoon.
4. A comic strip.
5. A ridiculously oversimplified or stereotypical representation: criticized the actor's portrayal of Jefferson as a historically inaccurate cartoon.
v. car·tooned, car·toon·ing, car·toons
v.tr.
To draw a humorous or satirical representation of; caricature.
v.intr.
To make humorous or satirical drawings.

[French carton, drawing, from Italian cartone, pasteboard; see carton.]

car·toonish, car·toony adj.
car·toonist n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cartoonistcartoonist - a person who draws cartoons          
draftsman, drawer - an artist skilled at drawing
lampoon artist - a cartoonist who draws parodies or satirical renditions of cultural or social or political situations
Translations
cartoonist [ˌkɑːˈtuːnɪst] Ndibujante mf
cartoonist [kɑːrˈtuːnɪst] n
(= artist) (who draws humorous cartoons)dessinateur/trice m/f humoristique; (who draws satirical cartoons)caricaturiste mf; (who draws strip cartoons)auteur de bandes dessinées
(= film-maker) → auteur m de dessins animés
cartoon strip n (= strip cartoon) (mainly British)bande f dessinée
cartoonist
n
Karikaturist(in) m(f)
(Film, TV) → Trickzeichner(in) m(f)
cartoonist [ˌkɑːˈtuːnɪst] n (in newspaper) → vignettista m/f (Cine, TV) → cartonista m/f, disegnatore/trice di cartoni animati
cartoonist [ˌkɑːˈtuːnɪst] n (in newspaper) → vignettista m/f (Cine, TV) → cartonista m/f, disegnatore/trice di cartoni animati


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