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sculptor - 3 dictionary results

sculp⋅tor

[skuhlp-ter]
–noun, genitive Sculp⋅to⋅ris [skuhlp-tawr-is, -tohr-] for 2.
1. a person who practices the art of sculpture.
2. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. a southern constellation between Phoenix and Cetus.

Origin:
1625–35; < L, equiv. to sculp(ere) to carve + -tor -tor
sculp·tor   (skŭlp'tər)   
n.  
  1. One who produces sculptural artwork.
  2. One who shapes, molds, or fashions especially with artistry or precision.
  3. Sculptor A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix. Also called Scultpor's Workshop.

[Latin, from sculpere, to carve; see sculpture.]

Sculptor

Sculp"tor\, n. [L. sculptor, fr. sculpere, sculptum, to carve; cf. scalpere to cut, carve, scratch, and Gr. ? to carve: cf. F. sculpteur.]

1. One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture.

2. Hence, an artist who designs works of sculpture, his first studies and his finished model being usually in a plastic material, from which model the marble is cut, or the bronze is cast.
Language Translation for : sculptor
Spanish: escultor; escultora,
German: der, *die Bildhauer(in),
Japanese: 彫刻家
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