[f. ETCH v.2 + -ER1.] One who etches.

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1662.  Evelyn, Chalcogr., 56. Giovanni Maggi was an excellent Painter and Etcher.

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1713.  Guardian, No. 1, ¶ 1. Engravers, artists by way of mezzo-tinto, etchers, and the like.

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1851.  Ruskin, Stones Ven., I. Pref. 10. A carefully penned outline for the etcher.

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1862.  Thornbury, Turner, I. 245. Vivares, a Frenchman … a beautiful etcher of trees … was born 1709.

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1870.  Illustr. Lond. News, 29 Oct., 446. The Queen … is an accomplished etcher.

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