Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913 Limner Lim′ner (lĭm′nẽr), n. [F. enlumineur, LL. illuminator. See Limn, and cf. Alluminor.] A painter; an artist; esp.: (a) One who paints portraits. (b) One who illuminates books. [Archaic] ‹ Limnæa Limniad ›