impressionist

adjective/ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst/

Frequency rank: #15,016 most common English word

Meaning

a painter or artist who follows the style of Impressionism, using loose brushwork and light effects to capture a moment or feeling.

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Example sentence

The museum's new exhibition features work by every major impressionist painter from the late nineteenth century.

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