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a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.

a person who practices one of the fine arts, especially a painter or sculptor.

a person whose trade or profession requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, etc.: a commercial artist.

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.

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.

Obsolete. an artisan.

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Origin:
1575–85; < Middle French artiste < Medieval Latin artista master of arts. See art¹, -ist

Can be confused: artisan, artist, artiste (see synonym note at the current entry).

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.

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The struggling artist lives on, but has built a satisfying career in some unexpected ways.

He is on bail, but regardless his artist gift, he is a example of privileges and power abuses at high places in our government.

She was already a known artist and she spent her time in service traveling to different military bases and singing for soldiers.

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The struggling artist lives on, but has built a satisfying career in some unexpected ways.

He is on bail, but regardless his artist gift, he is a example of privileges and power abuses at high places in our government.

She was already a known artist and she spent her time in service traveling to different military bases and singing for soldiers.

Like her, he is a drama queen, an over-the-top performance artist with a genius for self-promotion.

The innovative artist has devoted his life to transforming.

Becom, an artist and photographer, mixed custom paints and stains.

There is probably no other artist alive whose work is as instantly recognizable.

Just because no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist nonanona.

In order to preserve the uniqueness of his drawing, the artist refused to have his compositions engraved.

It is the best and cheapest way for new artist to get their name out.

By turning the ordinary flashlight, spoon or clothespin into a colossal monument, this artist chisels away at society's solemnity.

In the muted light of winter, the coast might even bring out the artist in you.

What's more, it's not the first time a tattoo artist has wanted to cash in on infringement allegations.

Miller, taking a mocking jab at the make-up artist who had misapplied his pancake in an earlier scene.

There is the artist who created without lifting a finger:.

Like artist who are responsible for the beginning and the end of their work.

Using nature as his canvas, the artist creates works of transcendent beauty.

Impressive what an artist sense can do with such everyday materials.

If you want a film to really have visceral impact, the sound maketh the movie-and the foley artist maketh the sound.

Must be an experienced artist who will teach courses in all levels of contemporary dance technique and choreography.

I'd expect that the broader the audience intended for a work of art, the more the artist is restricted.

The artist seems to be a bit of a scam artist rather than someone with real talent.

Brent is a visionary design artist with unique and one of a kind results.

So the artist modified his palette to include only colors with a suitably archaic cast.

If you want to find a song, he says, you look up the name of the track or the artist with a text search.

Inspired by bioluminescent undersea creatures, an installation artist creates an unearthly world.

In this scenario, the artist gets absolute creative control, but it's a bigger gamble.

Just because no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.

Creekmore had the genius to step aside and let the artist speak for himself.

The money would always seem to get lost, somehow, before making it to the artist.

Just because no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist superabound.

In his past life, he was an alcoholic, sporadically homeless and an amateur artist.

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World English Dictionary

artist (ˈɑːtɪst)

—n
1.	a person who practises or is skilled in an art, esp painting, drawing, or sculpture
2.	a person who displays in his work qualities required in art, such as sensibility and imagination
3.	a person whose profession requires artistic expertise, esp a designer: a commercial artist
4.	a person skilled in some task or occupation: an artist at bricklaying
5.	obsolete an artisan
6.	slang a person devoted to or proficient in something: a booze artist; a con artist

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Word Origin & History

artist

1580s, "one who cultivates one of the fine arts," from M.Fr. artiste (14c.), from It. artista, from M.L. artista, from L. ars (see art (n.)). Originally used especially of the arts presided over by the Muses (history, poetry, comedy, tragedy, music, dancing, astronomy), but

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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).

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artist definition

n.
a combining form meaning specialist. For specific meanings go to booze artist; bullshit artist; burn artist; castor oil artist; con artist; flimflam artist; hype artist; make-out artist; off artist; (rip-)off artist; take-off artist. :

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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