artist
pronunciation
How to pronounce artist in British English:
UK [ˈɑːtɪst]
How to pronounce artist in American English:
US [ˈɑːrtɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
Word Origin
- artist (n.)
- 1580s, "one who cultivates one of the fine arts," from Middle French artiste (14c.), from Italian artista, from Medieval Latin artista, from Latin ars (see art (n.)). Originally used especially of the arts presided over by the Muses (history, poetry, comedy, tragedy, music, dancing, astronomy), but also used 17c. for "one skilled in any art or craft" (including professors, surgeons, craftsmen, cooks). Now especially of "one who practices the arts of design or visual arts" (a sense first attested 1747).
Example
- 1. His wife is an artist and a university professor .
- 2. See visions of cuba through an artist 's drawings .
- 3. Give a dollar to a street artist whose performance you enjoyed .
- 4. What was the artist thinking when writing your favorite tune ?
- 5. Now an american artist has entered the fray , putting forward her own theory about its origin .