artist

CEFRB1

/ˈɑːtɪst/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who creates paintings, music, or other works of art.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who creates art.

Examples

  • Dreams can be a rich source of inspiration for an artist.

  • I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɑɹ.ɾɪst]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who creates art as an occupation.

  2. A recording artist.

  3. A person who creates visual art (in contrast to literature, music etc.)

More examples

In context

  • The artist captured the charm of the lady.

  • Nature, to shew that nothing is savage in whatsoever she produceth, causeth oftentimes, even in rudest and most unarted nations, productions of spirits to arise, that confront and wrestle with the most artist productions.

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Origin

noun

From French artiste, from Late Latin artista, from ars (“art”). Doublet of artiste. Displaced native Old English cræftiga. By surface analysis, art + -ist.