Definition of Calligrapher

1. Noun. Someone skilled in penmanship.


Definition of Calligrapher

1. n. One skilled in calligraphy; a good penman.

Definition of Calligrapher

1. Noun. one who practices calligraphy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calligrapher

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calligrapher

callgraphs
calli
calli-
calliandra
callicarpa
callicarpas
callicarpenal
callid
callidities
callidity
calligraffiti
calligram
calligrams
calligraph
calligraphed
calligrapher (current term)
calligraphers
calligraphic
calligraphical
calligraphically
calligraphies
calligraphist
calligraphists
calligraphy
callimiconinae
callin'
calling
calling-card
calling-cards

Literary usage of Calligrapher

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cosmic Vision by Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson (1922)
"The printer carried into type the tradition of the calligrapher, ... It is one of the functions of the calligrapher to-day to revive and restore the craft ..."

2. Ecce Mundus: Industrial Ideals and the Book Beautifulby Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson by Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson (1902)
"The Printer carried on into Type the tradition of the calligrapher and of the calligrapher at his best. As this tradition died out in the distance, ..."

3. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Illuminated and Painted Manuscripts by Grolier Club (1892)
"Before passing to the work of the calligrapher, manuscripts known as palimpsest ... THE WRITING AND THE MATERIALS EMPLOYED BY THE calligrapher (HE art of ..."

4. Dutch Type by Jan Middendorp (2004)
"Elmo van Slingerland, calligrapher and type designer When Elmo van ... The italic is both delicate and readable; drawn with the calligrapher's verve, ..."

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