Artist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Artist	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Artist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
artist n a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination Synonym(s): artist, creative person
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}.