plural artists
1
a
: a person who creates art (such as painting, sculpture, music, or writing) using conscious skill and creative imagination
the great artists of the Renaissance
an artist specializing in watercolors
b
: a person skilled in any of the arts
I can't draw at all, but both of my children are very talented artists.
2
: a skilled performer
a trapeze artist
3
: a person who is very good at something
a scam artist
a strikeout artist
4
a
obsolete
: one skilled or versed in learned arts
b
archaic
: physician
c
archaic
: artisan sense 1
Examples of artist in a Sentence
the great artists of the Renaissance
a pitcher who is a strikeout artist
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
The concert set was divided into five parts, each with its themes and moods, telling the story of the artist’s journey.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Living beyond one’s means is, in its way, the artist’s majestic revenge against the rich.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
But Kershenbaum, who had worked with artists including Cat Stevens and Joan Baez, had already heard seven of Chapman’s songs and was in.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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artist
noun
art·ist
ˈärt-əst 
1
: a person skilled in one of the arts (as painting, sculpture, music, or writing)
2
: a person showing unusual ability in an occupation requiring skill
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