artist
nounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɑːtɪst//
- United States//ˈɑɹ.tɪst//
- United States/[ˈɑɹ.ɾɪst]/
A person who creates art.
noun
- 1
A person who creates art.
- 2
A person who creates art. A person who creates art as an occupation.
- 3
A person who is skilled at some activity.
- 4
A recording artist.
- 5
A person who creates visual art (in contrast to literature, music etc.)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artisteder. English artist From French artiste, from Late Latin artista, from ars (“art”). Doublet of artiste. Displaced native Old English cræftiga. By surface analysis, art + -ist.
adjective
- 1
archaicArtistic.
Nature, to shew that nothing is savage in whatsoever she produceth, causeth oftentimes, even in rudest and most unarted nations, productions of spirits to arise, that confront and wrestle with the most artist productions.
Forms
- plural
- artists
- comparative
- more artist
- superlative
- most artist
artist · A person who creates art.
Artist · A surname.artistic · Having or revealing creative skill.arts · The humanities. The study of languages and literature.