artist
Americannoun
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a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
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a person who practices one of the fine arts, especially a painter or sculptor.
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a person whose trade or profession requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, etc..
a commercial artist.
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a person who works in one of the performing arts, as an actor, musician, or singer; a public performer.
a mime artist; an artist of the dance.
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a person whose work exhibits exceptional skill.
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a person who is expert at trickery or deceit.
He's an artist with cards.
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Obsolete. an artisan.
noun
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a person who practises or is skilled in an art, esp painting, drawing, or sculpture
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a person who displays in his work qualities required in art, such as sensibility and imagination
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a person whose profession requires artistic expertise, esp a designer
a commercial artist
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a person skilled in some task or occupation
an artist at bricklaying
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obsolete an artisan
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slang a person devoted to or proficient in something
a booze artist
a con artist
Related Words
Artist, artisan, artiste are persons having superior skill or ability, or who are capable of producing superior work. An artist is a person engaged in some type of fine art. An artisan is engaged in a craft or applied art. An artiste is usually a skilled public performer.
Etymology
Origin of artist
First recorded in 1575–85; from Middle French artiste, from Medieval Latin artista “master of arts”; equivalent to art 1 + -ist
Example Sentences
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Pop star Olivia Dean won every category in which she was nominated: Artist of the year, song of the year, best pop artist and best album, for the future classic, The Art Of Loving.
From BBC
Dean also won best artist, best pop act and -- alongside Fender -- song of the year for their single "Rein Me In", topping the likes of British stars Raye, Lola Young and Calvin Harris.
From Barron's
Dean's quadruple win re-affirms her position as Britain's biggest new star, following her success at the Grammys last month in Los Angeles, where she won best new artist.
From BBC
The US singer is up for international artist and international song of the year.
From BBC
Like others in the exhibition, she shared the convictions that the source of art was the unconscious and that the artist’s role was to reveal the unseen, not to depict the known.
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