artist
NounSynonyms:
creative person
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imaginationSynonyms: creative person
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast, Instruct the articles and reward their.— Waller.[1913 Webster]
2.One who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution. [1913 Webster]
Note: The term is particularly applied to painters, sculptors, musicians, engravers, and architects. --Elmes. [1913 Webster]
3.One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
4.An artful person; a schemer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Syn: Artisan. See Artisan. [1913 Webster]