Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device on a recording instrument by which the dot or trace is made.
- noun One of the large rollers on a printing-press which apply the ink to the type.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, inks; especially, in printing, the pad or roller which inks the type.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person or
device that applies ink. - noun In comic book production, a person who fills in material outlined by the comic book author.
- noun A
tattoo artist .
Etymologies
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Examples
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His inker is his next-door neighbor, Michael Babinski.
Comic Book Resources 2009
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So myself and my brother, Andrew Mangum (currently Josh's inker on Frazetta's Sorcerer) decided to arrange another benefit auction like the one they did at Emerald City Con back in '08.
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Len Wein, writer; Chuck Patton, co-plotter and penciller; Mike DeCarlo, inker.
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Penciler Paul Pelletier, inker Dave Meikis and colorists James Rochelle and Wil Quintana all contributed vital ideas and enthusiasm to the mix.
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Marv Wolfman, plot; Cary Bates, script; Keith Giffen, penciller; Dave Hunt, inker.
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Once I have approved it, it goes to the inker who inks it in Ohio.
Comic Belief: When Islam Inspires Superheroes - Culture - The Atlantic 2010
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I used our new Frost White Shimmer Paint mixed with a bit of Bashful Blue re-inker to create the ink used for the snowflakes.
Archive 2009-09-01 jpitta 2009
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Doug Moench, writer; Carmine Infantino, penciller; Bob Smith, inker.
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I used our new Frost White Shimmer Paint mixed with a bit of Bashful Blue re-inker to create the ink used for the snowflakes.
It's beginning to look a lot like... jpitta 2009
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Paul Kupperberg, writer; Joe Staton, penciller; Steve Mitchell, inker.
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