car'toonist

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cartoon (kɑːˈtuːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a humorous or satirical drawing, esp one in a newspaper or magazine, concerning a topical event
2.  Also called: comic strip a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a comic or adventurous situation
3.  See animated cartoon
4.  a full-size preparatory sketch for a fresco, tapestry, mosaic, etc, from which the final work is traced or copied
 
[C17: from Italian cartone pasteboard, sketch on stiff paper; see carton]
 
car'toonist
 
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