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View synonyms for artiste

artiste

[ ahr-teest; French ar-teest ]

noun

, plural ar·tistes [ahr-, teests, arteest].
  1. an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.


artiste

/ ɑːˈtiːst; artist /

noun

  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 History and Origins

Origin of artiste1

From French, dating back to 1815–25; artist

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Synonym Study

See artist.

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Example Sentences

After seeing Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova perform in Cairo, Iolas knew he wanted to be an artiste.

He hated actually dealing with business matters, preferring to play the role of the likable artiste.

She's the season's pleasant surprise—Hollywood's favorite sexy-tomboy turned serious artiste.

Jonze himself plays an interviewer, and a small boyish-looking puppet with a backpack plays Spike as pompous artiste.

These are the violins which by common consent most entitle this artiste to rank with the great masters.

His mother and sister chaffing him on receiving tender messages from the fair artiste, he laughingly produced it.

But now this paradise had passed into the possession of a charming woman and admirable artiste.

Her admirable voice, her dramatic talent, her wonderful beauty, made the great artiste to be envied in every theatre in Europe.

For Rossetti Whistler had a genuine affection, and, in his early enthusiasm, wrote of him as "une grand artiste" to Fantin.

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