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art⋅ist
[ahr-tist] 
tɪst
–noun
| 1. | a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria. |
| 2. | a person who practices one of the fine arts, esp. a painter or sculptor. |
| 3. | a person whose trade or profession requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, etc.: a commercial artist. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | a person whose work exhibits exceptional skill. |
| 6. | a person who is expert at trickery or deceit: He's an artist with cards. |
| 7. | Obsolete. an artisan. |
Synonyms:
1. Artist, artisan 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.
1. Artist, artisan 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.
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| art·ist (är'tĭst) n.
[French artiste, from Old French, lettered person, from Medieval Latin artista, from Latin ars, art-, art; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Artist
Art"ist\, n. [F. artiste, LL. artista, fr. L. ars. See Art, n., and cf. Artiste.]1. One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan. [Obs.] How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast, Instruct the articles and reward their. --Waller. 2. One who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution. Note: The term is particularly applied to painters, sculptors, musicians, engravers, and architects. --Elmes. 3. One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation. --Pope. 4. An artful person; a schemer. [Obs.] Syn: Artisan. See Artisan.
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Language Translation for : artist
Spanish:
artista,
German:
der, *die Künstler(in),
Japanese:
芸術家
artist
1581, "one who cultivates one of the fine arts," from M.Fr. artiste, from It. artista, from M.L. artista, from L. ars (see art). Originally used especially of the arts presided over by the Muses (history, poetry, comedy, tragedy, music, dancing, astronomy), but also used 17c. for "one skilled in any art or craft" (including professors, surgeons, craftsmen, cooks). Now especially of "one who practices the arts of design or visual arts" (a sense first attested 1747). Artistic first recorded 1753; artistry 1868.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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