artist
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artist¹
- /ˈɑːtɪst/ UK
- /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/ US
- [ˈɑɹ.ɾɪst] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪst
Where it comes from
From French artiste, from Late Latin artista, from ars (“art”). Doublet of artiste. Displaced native Old English cræftiga. By surface analysis, art + -ist.
noun artists
- A person who creates art.
- A person who creates art as an occupation.
- A person who is skilled at some activity.
- A recording artist.
- A person who creates visual art (in contrast to literature, music etc.)
adjective more artist · most artist
- Artistic. 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.
Artist²
Where it comes from
Variant of Artis.
proper noun Artists
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: creative person, art, artistic, painter, painting, sculptor, designer, illustrator, cartoonist, writer, author, entertainment, craftsman, arts, performer, artisan
Translations
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noun person who creates art
| Español | artista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 화가 hwaga |
| 日本語 | 芸術家 geijutsuka, 画家 gaka, アーティスト ātisuto |
| 中文 | 藝術家 /艺术家 yìshùjiā, 畫家 /画家 huàjiā, 美術家 /美术家 měishùjiā |
| हिन्दी | कलाकार kalākār, फ़नकार fankār, शिल्पी śilpī, हुनरमंद hunarmand, आर्टिस्ट ārṭisṭ, चित्रकार citrakār |
| Kiswahili | msanii, mwanasanaa |
| Português | artista |
| Français | artiste, peintre, peintresse |
| Deutsch | Künstler, Künstlerin, "painter": Maler, Malerin |
| Italiano | artista |
| Ελληνικά | καλλιτέχνης kallitéchnis, δημιουργός dimiourgós |
| Română | artist, artistă |
| Русский | худо́жник xudóžnik, худо́жница xudóžnica, арти́ст artíst, арти́стка artístka |
| العربية | فَنَّان fannān, فَنَّانَة fannāna, رَسَّام rassām, رَسَّامَة rassāma |
| עברית | אֳמָן omán, אָמָּן omán |
noun person who creates art as an occupation
| Español | artista |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 芸術家 geijutsuka |
| हिन्दी | फनकार phankār, शिल्पी śilpī, हुनरमंद hunarmand, कलाकार kalākār, आर्टिस्ट ārṭisṭ |
| Kiswahili | msanii |
| Português | artista |
| Français | artiste |
| Deutsch | Künstler, Künstlerin |
| Italiano | artista |
| Ελληνικά | καλλιτέχνης kallitéchnis |
| Română | artist, artistă |
| Русский | худо́жник xudóžnik, худо́жница xudóžnica |
| Tiếng Việt | họa sĩ, nghệ sĩ |
| العربية | فَنَّان fannān, فَنَّانَة fannāna |
| עברית | אמן |
noun skilled person
| Español | artista |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 熟練者 jukurensha |
| हिन्दी | कलाकार kalākār |
| Kiswahili | msanii |
| Português | artista |
| Deutsch | Künstler, Künstlerin |
| Italiano | artista |
| Ελληνικά | καλλιτέχνης kallitéchnis |
| Română | artist, artistă |
| Русский | ма́стер máster, мастери́ца masteríca, уме́лец umélec, уме́лица umélica |
Talk about this word "artist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/artist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. artist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/artist "artist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/artist.Cite this
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title = {artist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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