artist

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Artistic.

   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.

2. 2
   noun

   a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

3. 3
   noun

   A person who creates art.

4. 4
   noun

   A person who is skilled at some activity.

5. 5
   noun

   A recording artist.

6. 6
   noun

   A person who creates visual art (in contrast to literature, music etc.)

7. 7
   name

   A surname.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs)der. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artisteder. English artist From French artiste, from Late Latin artista, from ars (“art”). Doublet of artiste. Displaced native Old English cræftiga. By surface analysis, art + -ist.