miniaturist

[ min-ee-uh-cher-ist, min-uh-cher- ]

noun

1. an artist whose specialty is small, discrete works.
2. a person who makes, collects, or specializes in miniature objects:

   a miniaturist with a collection of dollhouses.

ˈminiaturist

/ ˈmɪnɪtʃərɪst /

noun

1. a person who paints miniature portraits

Word History and Origins

Origin of miniaturist¹

First recorded in 1850–55; miniature + -ist

Example Sentences

She’s more of a miniaturist than a maximalist, though the volcanic emotion she taps into is its own theatrical force.

From Los Angeles Times

She soon developed a real passion for her creations, so much so she's now become the resident miniaturist for The Museum of the Home in Hoxton, London.

From BBC

Reichardt and Hong have often been classified, sometimes condescendingly, as art-house miniaturists, but the worlds they create and invite us into are too enveloping, too precise in their details, to feel anything less than enormous.

From Los Angeles Times

Swinton is a wonderful chameleon and while she can go as big and showy as any Oscar contender, she is also a brilliant miniaturist.

From New York Times

In turn, some critics found him short of original ideas and dynamism, a miniaturist unable to sustain longer pieces.

From New York Times

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