1. a painter, especially one who paints portraits or illuminates manuscripts
Usage: somewhat formal or literary; often used historically to refer to portrait painters or manuscript illuminators
2. a person who depicts or describes something in words or images
Usage: figurative or extended use

Examples

• The museum's collection includes works by a skilled limner from the 18th century.
• Medieval limners spent years perfecting the art of manuscript illumination.
• She was a talented limner whose portraits captured the essence of her subjects.
• The novelist served as a limner of small-town American life.
• Early American limners often traveled from town to town seeking portrait commissions.