ˈlim(n)ə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English lympner, alteration (influenced by -er ) of limnour, alteration of luminour, from luminen to illuminate (a manuscript) + -our -or
1.
a. : an illuminator of medieval manuscripts
illustrated by sedulous limners — Times Literary Supplement
b. : one that draws or paints ; especially : a self-taught itinerant artist
among the last of the traveling limners — Esther Forbes
2. : one who describes or portrays (as in words)
in such terms does Carlyle, the fine, vivid limner that he is, introduce the Abbot — E.V.Lucas