Sculptor Definition

skŭlptər
sculptors
noun
sculptors
One who produces sculptural artwork.
American Heritage
A person, esp. an artist, who makes sculptures.
Webster's New World
One who shapes, molds, or fashions especially with artistry or precision.
American Heritage
A S constellation between Cetus and Phoenix containing the S galactic pole.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • statue maker
  • sculpturer
  • carver
  • saint-gaudens
  • praxiteles
  • pisano
  • phidias
  • maillol
  • arp
  • chiseler
  • artist
  • worker in stone
  • worker in metal
  • wood-carver
  • worker in bronze
pronoun

(astronomy) A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Sculptor

Noun

Singular:
sculptor
Plural:
sculptors

Origin of Sculptor

  • Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. Originally called Apparātus Scūlptoris, Latin for "sculptor's apparatus" but later shortened.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin from sculpere to carve sculpture

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin scūlptor.

    From Wiktionary

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