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ar⋅tiste

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

Origin:
1815–25; < F; see artist
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ar·tiste   (är-tēst')   
n.  
  1. A skilled public performer or entertainer, especially a singer or dancer.

  2. A person with artistic pretensions.


[French; see artist.]
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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