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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Artist \Art"ist\, n. [F. artiste, LL artista, fr L. ars. See {Art}, n., and cf {Artiste}.] 1. 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 --Waller. 2. 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. --Elmes. 3. One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation. --Pope. 4. An artful person; a schemer. [Obs.] Syn: Artisan. See {Artisan}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: artist n : a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination [syn: {creative person}]
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