artist
English edit
Etymology edit
From French artiste, from Late Latin artista, from ars (“art”). Doublet of artiste. Displaced native Old English cræftiga. By surface analysis, art + -ist.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːtɪst/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪst
Noun edit
artist (plural artists)
- A person who creates art.
- A person who creates art as an occupation.
- (often in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity.
- A recording artist.
Hyponyms edit
(a person who creates art):
- See Category:en:Artists.
Derived terms edit
(a person who creates art):
- arch-artist
- artistamp
- artistdom
- artistry
- artist's conception
- artist's conk
- artist's fungus
- artist's impression
- artist's proof
- balloon artist
- bread-artist
- cover artist
- cyberartist
- drag artist
- ecoartist
- fine artist
- foley artist
- food artist
- graffiti artist
- graphic artist
- land artist
- latte artist
- make-up artist
- mixed martial artist
- nonartist
- paleoartist
- pavement artist
- performance artist
- photo artist
- pixel artist
- recording artist
- sidewalk artist
- starving artist
- street artist
- tattoo artist
- visual artist
- voice artist
- war artist
(a person who is skilled at some activity):
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Japanese: アーティスト (ātisuto)
Translations edit
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Adjective edit
artist (comparative more artist, superlative most artist)
- (archaic) Artistic.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:, vol.1, ch.24:
- 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.
Anagrams edit
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin artista or French artiste, ultimately from Latin ars.
Noun edit
artist m (plural artistë, definite artisti, definite plural artistët)
- artist (all senses)
Declension edit
Azerbaijani edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
artist (definite accusative artisti, plural artistlər)
- actor, performer
- Xalq Artisti (title) ― People's Artist
Declension edit
Declension of artist | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | artist |
artistlər | ||||||
definite accusative | artisti |
artistləri | ||||||
dative | artistə |
artistlərə | ||||||
locative | artistdə |
artistlərdə | ||||||
ablative | artistdən |
artistlərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | artistin |
artistlərin |
Derived terms edit
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
artist
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | artist | artistler |
genitive | artistniñ | artistlerniñ |
dative | artistke | artistlerge |
accusative | artistni | artistlerni |
locative | artistte | artistlerde |
ablative | artistten | artistlerden |
References edit
Friulian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin artista (“artist”), from ars (“art”).
Noun edit
artist m (plural artiscj)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
artist m (definite singular artisten, indefinite plural artister, definite plural artistene)
- an artist (performer)
References edit
- “artist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
artist m (definite singular artisten, indefinite plural artistar, definite plural artistane)
- an artist (performer)
References edit
- “artist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
artist m (plural artiști)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) artist | artistul | (niște) artiști | artiștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) artist | artistului | (unor) artiști | artiștilor |
vocative | artistule | artiștilor |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
- àrtista (Bosnia, Serbia)
Etymology edit
From French artiste, from Latin artista.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àrtist m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ртист)
Declension edit
References edit
- “artist” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
artist c
- an artist (who does not create works of art in the usual sense (and, often, performs in front of an audience) – most commonly a musician)
- 1989, Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson (lyrics and music), “Jag mår illa [I feel sick]”, in 35-åringen [The 35-year-old], performed by Magnus Uggla:
- Jag sitter efter maten och läser bland citaten i raden utav skvallermagasin. Där vimlar vokalister, skådisar, artister, som älskar visa upp sitt fula flin.
- I'm sitting after dinner ["the food" – a meal, usually dinner] and reading among the quotes in the row [in the sense of range] of gossip magazines. There vocalists, actors, artists abound [would normally have an och (“and”) in Swedish as well], who love showing off their ugly grin.
- a performer
- cirkusartister
- circus performers
Usage notes edit
An artist who creates works of art in the usual sense, like a painter or sculptor, is a konstnär.
Declension edit
Declension of artist | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | artist | artisten | artister | artisterna |
Genitive | artists | artistens | artisters | artisternas |
See also edit
References edit
- artist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- artist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- artist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)