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artist.

A person who creates art.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑːtɪst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑɹ.tɪst/General-American[ˈɑɹ.ɾɪst]General-American

  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.

    in-compounds · often

  4. A recording artist.

  5. A person who creates visual art (in contrast to literature, music etc.)

Where this word comes from

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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

adj/ˈɑːtɪst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑɹ.tɪst/General-American[ˈɑɹ.ɾɪst]General-American

  1. Artistic.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

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