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illustrator

[il-uh-stray-ter, ih-luhs-tray-ter] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪ tər, ɪˈlʌs treɪ tər /
NOUN
artist
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is already being sued by German publishing group Penguin Random House, together with author and illustrator Ingo Siegner.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

How does your work as an illustrator inform how you see these pieces?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

An illustrator revealed that she had felt like a “crumpled-up ball of paper” for years.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

They channel Warhol, who was an illustrator for a shoe manufacturer early in his career and would remain fascinated with footwear throughout his life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

He worked as an illustrator when he was younger, but he’s been painting for the last twenty years and has a huge online following.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

It reduces all artworks to mere illustrations, and all artists to mere illustrators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Lucas said he wanted to highlight the work of illustrators.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

It struck musicians and illustrators, YouTubers and Instagrammers, self-proclaimed anxious wrecks and the freest of spirits.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

The postcards were designed by authors and illustrators Nick Sharratt and Sir Quentin Blake.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Eventually, the student sorters were joined by six local glass menders, a professional glass conservator, and two illustrators.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler


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