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inker

noun
/ˈɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/UK/ˈɪŋ.kɚ/US

Etymology

From ink + -er.

  1. derived from ἔγκαυστον — “burned-in”
  2. derived from encaustum — “purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents”
  3. derived from enque
  4. inherited from ynke
  5. suffixed as inker — “ink + er”

Definitions

  1. A person or device that applies ink.

  2. In comic book production, a person who outlines and otherwise embellishes the artwork of…

    In comic book production, a person who outlines and otherwise embellishes the artwork of a penciler in preparation for publishing.

  3. A tattoo artist.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for inker. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA