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LANDSCAPIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively

Synonyms:

landscape architect; landscape gardener; landscaper; landscapist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

Instance hyponyms:

Andrew Jackson Downing; Downing (United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852))

Andre Le Notre; Le Notre (French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700))

Frederick Law Olmsted; Olmsted (United States landscape architect primarily responsible for the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903))

Calvert Vaux; Vaux (United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895))

Derivation:

landscape (an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view)

landscape (do landscape gardening)

landscape (embellish with plants)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who paints landscapes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

painter (an artist who paints)

Derivation:

landscape (a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery)

landscape (painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery)

landscape (an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view)

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