artiste
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a public performer (a dancer or singer)
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Artiste \Ar*tiste"\, n. [F. See Artist.] One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook. [1913 Webster]
Note: This term should not be confounded with the English word artist. [1913 Webster] Artistic