STIPPLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stippler mean? 

• STIPPLER (noun)
  The noun STIPPLER has 1 sense:

1. a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect)

  Familiarity information: STIPPLER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STIPPLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("stippler" is a kind of...):

painter (a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint)

Derivation:

stipple (apply (paint) in small dots or strokes)

stipple (make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink)