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artiste

[ahr-teest; Fr. ar-teest] Origin

ar·tiste

[ahr-teest; Fr. ar-teest]
noun, plural -tistes [-teests; Fr. -teest] .
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.

Origin:
1815–25; < French; see artist

artisan, artist, artiste (see synonym note at artist).
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artiste (ɑːˈtiːst, French artist)
 
n
1.  an entertainer, such as a singer or dancer
2.  a person who is highly skilled in some occupation: a hair artiste

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Word Origin & History

artiste
1823, from Fr. artiste, a reborrowing of artist after the sense of artist had become limited toward the visual arts and especially painting.
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