sculptor
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sculptor¹
- /ˈskʌlptɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin sculptor, equivalent to sculpt + -or.
noun sculptors
- A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture. The feisty wife of a world-renowned Russian sculptor emasculated an armed thug outside her Soho home — saying he “didn’t have the cojones to shoot her,” police sources said yesterday.
Sculptor²
Where it comes from
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. Originally called Apparātus Scūlptoris,
Latin for "sculptor's apparatus" but later shortened.
proper noun
- A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: carver, sculpturer, statue maker, sculpting, sculpture, carving, artist, carpenter, workman, chiseler, stonecutter, woodcarver, modeller, modeler, ornamentalist, image-maker
Translations
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noun a person who sculpts
| Español | escultor, escultora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조각가 jogakga |
| 日本語 | 彫刻家 chōkokuka |
| 中文 | 雕刻家 diāokèjiā, 雕塑家 diāosùjiā |
| हिन्दी | मूर्तिकार mūrtikār, संगतराश saṅgatrāś, बुततराश buttarāś, बुत-तराश but-tarāś, नक़्क़ाश naqqāś |
| Português | escultor |
| Français | sculpteur, sculptrice |
| Deutsch | Skulpteur, Skulpteurin, Bildhauer, Bildhauerin |
| Italiano | scultore, scultrice |
| Ελληνικά | γλύπτης glýptis, γλύπτρια glýptria |
| Română | sculptor, sculptoriță |
| Русский | ску́льптор skúlʹptor, вая́тель vajátelʹ, вая́тельница vajátelʹnica |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà điêu khắc |
| العربية | نَحَّات naḥḥāt, مَثَّال maṯṯāl |
Talk about this word "sculptor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sculptor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sculptor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sculptor "sculptor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sculptor.Cite this
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title = {sculptor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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