A person who creates artwork or designs by using an etchant to carve lines into a metal surface, especially copper or steel.
From 'etch' (Dutch 'etsen,' meaning to bite or cut) plus the agent suffix '-er.' The word emerged in English during the 16th-17th centuries as the etching art form developed in Europe.
Famous painters like Rembrandt and Goya were master etchers—they created thousands of prints from single metal plates, and each print was slightly different, making etching both art and a way to mass-produce before photography!
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