cartoonist
part of speech
noun (a cartoonist, cartoonists)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person who draws cartoons: funny or simple drawings, comic strips, or animated films. tree →
2) Someone who draws cartoons for newspapers that make a point about news or politics. tree →
sense in the lessons
In art lessons pupils learn how cartoonists use simple lines, speech bubbles and exaggeration. In history and media lessons, political cartoons by cartoonists comment on events and leaders; they can be funny and also make serious points. Charles Schulz (Peanuts) and Hergé (Tintin) were famous cartoonists.
examples
- I want to be a cartoonist when I grow up. tree →
- The cartoonist drew the prime minister with a giant nose. tree →
- Charles Schulz was the cartoonist who drew Snoopy. tree →
- A cartoonist visited our school and taught us to draw faces. tree →
- The newspaper cartoonist made a joke about the weather. tree →
- Cartoonists often work with a pencil first and then ink. tree →
note
cartoon + -ist (a person who does something). Plural: cartoonists. Similar: animator (makes moving cartoons), illustrator (draws pictures for books).
Trees and pragmatics
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