Definitions for artist
ˈɑr tɪstartist

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. artist, creative personnoun

   a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

Wiktionary(4.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. artistnoun

   A person who creates art.

   Etymology: From artiste, from artista, from late artista, from ars.

2. artistnoun

   A person who creates art as an occupation.

   Etymology: From artiste, from artista, from late artista, from ars.

3. artistnoun

   A person who is skilled at some activity.

   Etymology: From artiste, from artista, from late artista, from ars.

4. artistadjective

   Artistic.

   Etymology: From artiste, from artista, from late artista, from ars.

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Artistnoun

   one who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan

2. Artistnoun

   one who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution

3. Artistnoun

   one who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation

4. Artistnoun

   an artful person; a schemer

Freebase(2.28 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Artist

   An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only. The term is often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers. "Artiste" is a variant used in English only in this context. Use of the term to describe writers, for example, is certainly valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like criticism.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Artist

   ärt′ist, n. one who practises an art, esp. one of the fine arts, as painting, sculpture, engraving, or architecture.—adjs. Artist′ic, -al, according to art.—adv. Artist′ically.—n. Art′istry, artistic pursuits: artistic workmanship, quality, or ability. [Fr. artiste, It. artista—L. ars, artis, art.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Artist

   according to a definition of Ruskin, which he prints in small caps., "a person who has submitted to a law which it was painful to obey, that he may bestow a delight which it is gracious to bestow." Artists, Prince of

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ARTIST

   Commonly, the individual long haired and short-suited, having a positive pose and an uncertain income. Often shy on meal-tickets but strong on technique and the price of tripe sandwiches. An artist may be a barber, a boot-black, a Sargent or a Paderewski.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. artist

   A name formerly applied to those mariners who were also expert navigators.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. artist

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, skills, knowledge, role and responsibility to create art, artwork, music, lyrics or various other forms of art or creativity.

   There are so many artists around the world that bring such joy to people.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 1, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'artist' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2491

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'artist' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4803

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'artist' in Nouns Frequency: #588

Anagrams for artist »

1. traits

2. strati

3. strait

How to pronounce artist?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of artist in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of artist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of artist in a Sentence

1. Madonna Louise Ciccone:

   I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer -- a human being, trying to make Diablo Cody.The way in this world, the focus of this film will always be music. Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. There are so many untold and inspiring stories and who better to tell it than me. It's essential to share the roller coaster ride of my life with my voice and vision.

2. Brian Grazer:

   Cynthia Erivo blew me away. Not only is Cynthia Erivo an incredible and bona fide star, but Cynthia Erivo is soulful and has tremendous depth as a musical artist, cynthia Erivo is the perfect person to portray the profoundly human story behind the genius that is Aretha.

3. Cynthia Erivo:

   Aretha Franklin strength, passion and soul are evident in Aretha Franklin everlasting legacy, not only as a transcendent artist, but as a humanitarian and civil rights icon, to have the opportunity to bring Aretha Franklin legacy to life and show the fullness of Aretha Franklin being, Aretha Franklin humanity and brilliance, is an honor. What I know and have learned about what my voice, as an artist, can do and the power in it has been highly influenced by Aretha Franklin. I feel privileged and excited to be a part of the sharing of Aretha Franklin genius.

4. Nathan Sawaya:

   I wasn’t happy as a lawyer, and creating art made me happy, and so I just decided to leave the law firm behind and be a full-time artist … that plays with toys.

5. William Faulkner:

   The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.

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