ARTIST


Meaning of ARTIST in English

■ noun

1》 a person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.

↘a person who practises or performs any of the creative arts.

2》 informal a habitual practitioner of a specified activity: a con ~.

Derivatives

~ry noun

Origin

C16: from Fr. ~e , from Ital. ~a , from arte 'art', from L. ars , art- .

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