zographer, n.

zographer
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# † zographernoun

## Earlier version

- zographer in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zographer mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zographer. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the late 1500s.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### Where does the noun zographer come from?

Earliest known use

late 1500s

The only known use of the noun zographer is in the late 1500s.

OED's only evidence for zographer is from 1570, in a translation by John Dee, mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary.

### Nearby entries

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2. zoco, n. 1892–
3. zodiac, n. 1390–
4. zodiacal, adj. 1576–
5. zodiac line, n. 1590
6. zodiac ring, n. 1895–
7. zodiographer, n. 1650
8. zoea, n. 1828–
9. zoeal, adj.?1870–
10. zoetrope, n. 1866–
11. zographer, n.1570
12. zography, n. 1570
13. zograscope, n. 1753–
14. Zohar, n. 1682–
15. zoic, adj. 1863–
16. -zoic, comb. form¹
17. -zoic, comb. form²
18. zoid, n. 1856–
19. zoid, adj. 1864–
20. zoidiophilous, adj. 1872–
21. zoidogamous, adj. 1899–

## Meaning & use

Obsolete.

1. 1570
   See quots. and cf. zoographer n.
   1. 1570

      > This Mechanicall Zographer (commonly called the Painter).

      J. Dee in H. Billingsley, translation of Euclid, Elements of Geometrie Math. Præf. sig. dij v
   painting and drawing
   1. portrayer c1385–
      Originally: a person who paints or draws pictures or portraits. Later also: a person skilled in verbal description, dramatic representation, etc.
   2. portraitour c1405–25
      A person who draws or paints portraits.
   3. zographer 1570
      See quots. and cf. zoographer, n.
   4. picture maker 1589–
   5. imager 1605–
      A producer of flat images or images on surfaces; a painter, photographer, etc.
   6. delineator 1631–
      A person who delineates something (in various senses of delineate, v.). Also figurative.
   7. iconograph 1804
      = iconographer, n.
   8. zoographer 1814–
      A painter or artist who specializes in depictions of animals or living creatures. Also (chiefly with specific allusion to ancient Greek or Latin)…
   9. depicter 1837–
      One who depicts, portrays, or sets forth in words.
   10. iconograph 1884–
       A drawing, engraving, or illustration for a book: = icon, n. 1.
   11. iconographer 1888–
       One who makes figures or drawings of objects.
   12. portrayist 1906–
       A person skilled in portrayal, representation, or description; = portrayer, n.
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zographer, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zographer, n. was last modified in June 2024.