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artiste

[ahr-teest; Fr. ar-teest]

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noun, plural -tistes

[-teests; Fr. -teest] .

an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.

Origin:
1815–25; < French; see artist

Can be confused: 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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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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