miniaturist

 [min-ee-uh-cher-ist, min-uh-cher-]  

min·i·a·tur·ist

   [min-ee-uh-cher-ist, min-uh-cher-]
noun
1.
an artist whose specialty is small, discrete works.
2.
a person who makes, collects, or specializes in miniature objects: a miniaturist with a collection of dollhouses.
Origin:
1850–55; miniature + -ist
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Miniaturist has a plethora of syllables.
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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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miniaturist (ˈmɪnɪtʃərɪst)
 
—n
a person who paints miniature portraits

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