cartoonist

noun

visual artist who makes cartoons

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɑɹˈtunɪst/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English cartoon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cartoonist From cartoon + -ist.

One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.