cartoonist

Everyday

1. A person who draws cartoons: funny or simple drawings, comic strips, or animated films. tree →
2. Someone who draws cartoons for newspapers that make a point about news or politics. tree →

In the lessons

In art lessons pupils learn how cartoonists use simple lines, speech bubbles and exaggeration. In history and media lessons, political cartoons by cartoonists comment on events and leaders; they can be funny and also make serious points. Charles Schulz (Peanuts) and Hergé (Tintin) were famous cartoonists.

Examples

• I want to be a cartoonist when I grow up. tree →
• The cartoonist drew the prime minister with a giant nose. tree →
• Charles Schulz was the cartoonist who drew Snoopy. tree →
• A cartoonist visited our school and taught us to draw faces. tree →
• The newspaper cartoonist made a joke about the weather. tree →
• Cartoonists often work with a pencil first and then ink. tree →

Note

cartoon + -ist (a person who does something). Plural: cartoonists. Similar: animator (makes moving cartoons), illustrator (draws pictures for books).