il·lus·tra·tor

[il-uh-strey-ter, ih-luhs-trey-ter]
noun
1.
an artist who makes illustrations: an illustrator of children's books.
2.
a person or thing that illustrates.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Late Latin, equivalent to illustrā(re) to illustrate + -tor -tor

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illustrate (ˈɪləˌstreɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to clarify or explain by use of examples, analogy, etc
2.  (tr) to be an example or demonstration of
3.  (tr) to explain or decorate (a book, text, etc) with pictures
4.  (tr) an archaic word for enlighten
 
[C16: from Latin illustrāre to make light, explain, from lustrāre to purify, brighten; see lustrum]
 
'illustratable
 
adj
 
'illustrative
 
adj
 
'illustratively
 
adv
 
'illustrator
 
n

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Illustrator is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
She is also the author and illustrator of activity books for kids.
For many years he even tried to put the dream of being an actor out of his
  head, while working as a magazine illustrator.
He was by profession a skilled commercial illustrator and by avocation a highly
  regarded amateur astronomer.
While cordial to each other, the writer and the illustrator never agreed on the
  division of labor.
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