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# illustrator

noun (an illustrator, illustrators)

«illustrator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who draws or paints the pictures for books, magazines, posters or websites. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/#x1)
- The illustrator drew a funny dragon on every page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/#x2)
- Who is the illustrator of this picture book? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/#x3)
- She wants to be an illustrator when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/#x4)
- Some authors are also their own illustrators. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/#x5)
- The illustrator used watercolours for the pictures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/#x6)
- It is seldom, indeed, that an illustrator enters so thoroughly into the spirit of his text. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «illustrator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«illustrator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/illustrator.html) on Mova free.