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calligraphist

calligraphist

8.4
A person who makes beautiful writing by hand
  • noun
  • /ˌkælɪˈɡræfɪst/
translation icon : calígrafo
  • The invitations were addressed by a professional calligraphist using elegant, flowing script.

Examples

  • The calligraphist created stunning invitations for the wedding.

  • Maria is a talented calligraphist who works from home.

  • A skilled calligraphist can turn ordinary text into a work of art.

  • She dreams of becoming a renowned calligraphist and sharing her artwork around the world.

  • A skilled calligraphist can turn ordinary text into a work of art.

  • The invitations were addressed by a professional calligraphist using elegant, flowing script.

  • Maria is a talented calligraphist who works from home.

Synonyms

calligrapher
vscalligraphist
3 7.0

A person who writes beautiful, decorative letters by hand

is the same skill but uses an alternate word form
penman
vscalligraphist
  • Archaic
1 7.7

A person who writes for a living, for example a journalist or author

focuses on decorative artistic handwriting rather than general writing tasks
letterer
vscalligraphist
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A person who writes or paints words on signs and art

emphasizes hand drawn decorative strokes rather than painted sign letters
Spencerian
vscalligraphist
  • Archaic
9.9

A person skilled in writing a graceful, flowing 19th-century cursive script

focuses on general beautiful handwriting rather than one fixed script

How Skilled

calligraphist
8.4
novice
46 3.4

Surface Forms

calligraphist singular

Morphology

calligraphist = calligraphy (transparent) = calligraphy + ist

Formed by adding the agentive suffix '-ist' to 'calligraphy', producing a clear agentive meaning 'a person who practices calligraphy'.

Etymology

Calligraphist comes from Greek words: calli- meaning 'beautiful', -graph- meaning 'to write', and -ist meaning 'a person who does something'. So a calligraphist is someone who creates very beautiful handwriting, a person skilled in decorative, artistic writing.