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artist definition

art·ist (ärt′ist)

noun

  1. a person who works in, or is skilled in the techniques of, any of the fine arts, esp. in painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.
  2. a person who does anything very well, with imagination and a feeling for form, effect, etc.
  3. a professional person in any of the performing arts

Etymology: ML artista, craftsman, artisan < L ars, art

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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