cartoonist

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.

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

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car·toonish, car·toony adj.

car·toonist n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cartoonist - 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] N → dibujante mf

cartoonist [kɑː^rˈtuːnɪst] 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

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cartoonist [ˌkɑːˈtuːnɪst] n (in newspaper) → vignettista m/f (Cine, TV) → cartonista m/f, disegnatore/trice di cartoni animati