Definitions for artist

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artist art·ist

Spelling: [ahr-tist]

IPA: /ˈɑr tɪst/

Artist is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 106 anagrams from letters in artist (airstt).

Definitions for artist

noun

1. a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
2. a person who practices one of the fine arts, especially a painter or sculptor.
3. a person whose trade or profession requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, etc.:
4. a person who works in one of the performing arts, as an actor, musician, or singer; a public performer:
5. a person whose work exhibits exceptional skill.
6. a person who is expert at trickery or deceit:
7. Obsolete. an artisan.

Origin of artist

1575-85; Middle French artiste Medieval Latin artista master of arts. See art¹, -ist

Examples for artist

To be fair, no artist had ever been asked to, or could have pulled it off if they had.

Eva Allen's brother, who is an artist, is illuminating one for me.

He is my favorite Woodstock artist, the highlight of the entire festival.

Though a lover and possessed by his mistress Shakespeare was still an artist.

No artist had ever done anything like that at an awards show.

On the other end of the spectrum, there lies an artist like Lena Dunham, who engages in a flaunting of the flawed self.

This artist, in the words of Lanzi, "was the first to see and follow light."

Of Rouquet's activities as an artist in England there are scant particulars.

The winning of a battle is not enough to engage all our admiration; it must be won by an artist.

A 59-year-old retired subway train driver, who gave his name only as artist, admitted that he had family members in the NYPD.