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👩‍🎨 A person who draws ✏️ A drawing tool
sketcher

sketcher

4.3
A tool used for drawing, like a pencil or charcoal stick
  • noun
  • /ˈskɛtʃər/
translation icon : utensilio de dibujo
  • The software component is used to drive the sketcher in many commercial CAD systems.

Examples

  • The artist picked up her sketcher to capture the beauty of the landscape.

  • For his drawing class, he always brings a portable sketcher to practice outdoors.

  • She used the sketcher to create detailed architectural plans.

Synonyms

sketchbook
vssketcher
13 2.1

A book with blank pages for making quick drawings

is an implement that produces marks rather than a storage book
sketch pad
vssketcher
3 2.7

A book of blank paper for drawing or making quick pictures

is a handheld tool used to make drawings directly on surfaces
plotter
vssketcher
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A machine controlled by a computer that draws graphs or diagrams on paper

is mainly a handheld or simple tool for freehand drawing
sketchpad
vssketcher
1 3.7

A digital tool on a tablet or computer for drawing

is a manual implement for drawing rather than software
outliner
vssketcher
4.8

A pen or marker used to draw the outer lines of a picture

is a general tool for making drawings rather than only outlining edges
tracer
vssketcher
6.1

A small tool used to copy lines from one drawing to another

focuses on general drawing creation rather than precise copying
sketch block
vssketcher
  • UK
2.7

A book of blank paper for drawing quick pictures

is a separate implement used directly to make marks on paper

How Precise

fineliner
4.8
stylus
9 3.6
sketcher
4.3
to pencil
13 1.0
brush
145 1.0

Surface Forms

sketcher singular
sketchers plural

Morphology

sketcher = sketch (transparent) = sketch + er

This is a regular -er noun formed from sketch, and the tool sense is still closely tied to the action of sketching.

Etymology

Sketcher comes from the word sketch which means 'a quick drawing' and the ending -er that makes a person or thing related to that action, so a sketcher can be the tool used to make those quick marks, like a pencil or charcoal stick.