artist

Noun
Synonyms: creative person

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imaginationSynonyms: creative person
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Artist \Art"ist\, n. [F. artiste, LL. artista, fr. L. ars. See Art, n., and cf. Artiste.]

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]

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