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noun

Artist n.

One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan. (Obs.) "How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast, Instruct the articles and reward their."

One who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution. Note: The term is particularly applied to painters, sculptors, musicians, engravers, and architects.

One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation.

An artful person; a schemer. (Obs.)

Synonyms: Artisan. See Artisan.

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Etymology of 'Artist'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Artist" Quotes from Famous Books

... no difficulty in getting a liberal credit from my tailor. Upon the mere mention of my engagement, that worthy artist not only provided me with an abundant supply of raiment, but, with a most charming delicacy, placed bank-notes for a considerable amount in the pockets of my new trousers. I was greatly touched by this attention, and very gladly signed ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 8, No. 47, September, 1861 • Various

... upon you; but as I came into the grove I heard you singing Haendel, and I couldn't resist listening. Your voice, it is wonderful! Especially here!" As she looked into Agatha's face, her sincere eyes and voice gave the praise that no one can resist, the tribute of one artist ...

— The Stolen Singer • Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger

... with proper pride sneered at the stream, were silenced with their nosebags, and then we asked our cook what about it? That dauntless artist in bully-beef promptly brought our far-travelled mess-table into action in the open, and thus publicly we sat round it on our valises and drank Vichy water until the novelty palled. Then the rain began and the men once more united in wishing ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 5, 1917 • Various

... your type, Dick. He's universal, like you, and he's got the same world-marks branded on him—the Seven Seas, the books, and all the rest. He's an artist, too, and pretty well all-around. And he's good fun. Have you noticed his smile? It's irresistible. It makes one want to smile ...

— The Little Lady of the Big House • Jack London

... ever painted quite like Reynolds or Romney; no one has ever played exactly like Liszt or Paganini; the pictures or the sounds produced by them, were, so to speak, an extension of the physiognomy of the artist. And so with handwriting. A particular specimen is the product of a particular set of motor centres in ...

— The Mystery of 31 New Inn • R. Austin Freeman

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