deˈpicter, -or [f. depict v. + -er; the form in -or is after Latin.] One who depicts, portrays, or sets forth in words. 1837Lockhart Scott, Depicter (F. Hall).1865Daily Tel. 10 Aug., The mournful depicters of Calcutta life.1892A. Hamlyn in Atalanta Dec. 165/1 So brilliant a depictor of animal life.