chalcographer
(kælˈkɒgrəfə(r))
[f. mod.Gr. χαλκογράϕος (f. χαλκός copper, brass + γράϕειν to scratch, write, draw, design) + -er. Cf. F. chalcographe.]
One who engraves on copper.
| 1662 Evelyn Chalcogr. 9 Our Burnisher (another tool us'd by Chalcographers). 1677 Plot Oxfordsh. 268 Mr. David Loggan, Chalcographer to the University. 1865 Sala Diary in Amer. II. 127 A monstrous map of the island of Cuba. It had been graven by a Spanish chalcographer. |