illustrator

«illustrator» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who draws or paints the pictures for books… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an illustrator, illustrators)

meaning for a pupil

A person who draws or paints the pictures for books, magazines, posters or websites. tree →

sense in the lessons

In reading and art lessons: the author writes the words and the illustrator draws the pictures. Phrases: author and illustrator, children's book illustrator.

examples

• Quentin Blake was the illustrator of many Roald Dahl books. tree →
• The illustrator drew a funny dragon on every page. tree →
• Who is the illustrator of this picture book? tree →
• She wants to be an illustrator when she grows up. tree →
• Some authors are also their own illustrators. tree →
• The illustrator used watercolours for the pictures. tree →
• It is seldom, indeed, that an illustrator enters so thoroughly into the spirit of his text. tree →

note

Use an, not a: an illustrator. Verb: illustrate; noun: illustration. The title page often says Illustrated by.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «illustrator» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.