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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLithographer
/lɪˈθɒɡ.rə.fər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who practices the art or technique of lithography, producing printed material from a flat stone or metal plate.
"The master lithographer carefully prepared the limestone surface before applying the greasy ink." - 2
A worker or artisan employed in a printing establishment specializing in lithographic processes.
"Modern lithographers operate sophisticated offset printing presses to produce high-volume publications."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'lithos' (stone) and 'graphein' (to write), combined with the English agent suffix '-er'. Coined in the early 19th century following the invention of lithography by Alois Senefelder in 1796, it originally referred to a person who produced prints using a flat stone plate.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lithographer" is said worldwide
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lithographe
Transliteration: /li.tɔ.ɡʁaf/
"Le lithographe a créé une superbe affiche d'art."
Lithograf
Transliteration: /litoˈɡʁaːf/
"Der Lithograf arbeitete präzise an der Druckplatte."
litografo
Transliteration: /liˈtɔ.ɡra.fo/
"Il litografo ha stampato le illustrazioni d'epoca."
litógrafo
Transliteration: /liˈto.ɣɾa.fo/
"El litógrafo utilizó una piedra caliza especial para su obra."
litógrafo
Transliteration: /liˈtɔ.ɡɾɐ.fu/
"O litógrafo preparou a matriz para a impressão."
शिलामुद्रक
Transliteration: shilamudrak
"शिलामुद्रक ने पत्थर की तख्ती पर चित्र छापा।"
石印师
Transliteration: shí yìn shī
"这位石印师精通传统的平版印刷技术。"
석판화가
Transliteration: seokpanhwaga
"석판화가가 정교하게 돌 표면을 다듬고 있습니다."
石版画家
Transliteration: sekihangaka
"その石版画家は美しいポスターを制作した。"
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