1.
painter; artist (informal)
A person who paints or draws pictures, especially as a profession. A casual, everyday word compared with 画家.
彼は絵描きだ。
He is a painter.
子供のころから絵描きになりたかった。
I wanted to be a painter ever since I was a child.
売れない絵描きとして長い間苦労したそうだ。
Apparently he struggled for a long time as a painter who couldn't sell his work.
Formed from 絵 (picture) + 描き (drawing, from 描く). A plain, slightly informal word for a painter.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 絵描きになる: to become a painter
- 売れない絵描き: a struggling / unsuccessful painter
- 絵描き歌: a drawing song (a children's song that guides drawing a picture)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 画家: painter — more formal and dignified, used for established artists
- 芸術家: artist — broader, covers all the arts