artist

noun art·ist \ˈär-tist\

: a person who creates art : a person who is skilled at drawing, painting, etc.

: a skilled performer

: a person who is very good at something

Full Definition of ARTIST

a obsolete : one skilled or versed in learned arts

b archaic : physician

c archaic : artisan 1

a : one who professes and practices an imaginative art

b : a person skilled in one of the fine arts

: a skilled performer; especially : artiste

: one who is adept at something <con artist> <strikeout artist>

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circa 1507

Synonyms: ace, adept, expert, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard

ARTIST Defined for Kids

noun art·ist \ˈär-tist\

: a person skilled in one of the arts (as painting, music, or writing)

: a person who is very good at something

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