artist

noun
/ˈɑːtɪst/

A person who creates art.

Other meanings

A person who creates art as an occupation.
A person who is skilled at some activity.

Synonyms

creative person

Related words

airtist
antiartist
artistess
artistly
ASMRtist
dartist
microartist
artistlike
arch-artist
bread-artist
latte artist
mixed martial artist

Example sentences

“How do you say he is an artist?”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“Are you part of an artist collective?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“The artist released her works into the public domain.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "artista".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “artist” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.