artist
//ˈɑːtɪst//
Forms
- Plural
- artists
Definitions
1.A person who creates art.
- He is proud that he is an artist.
- I love your work, and I respect you as an artist.
2.A person who is skilled at some activity.
- He is proud that he is an artist.
- I love your work, and I respect you as an artist.
3.A person who creates visual art (in contrast to literature, music etc.)
- He is proud that he is an artist.
- I love your work, and I respect you as an artist.
4.A recording artist.
- He is proud that he is an artist.
- I love your work, and I respect you as an artist.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #944
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis
Proto-Italic *artis
Latin ars
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)