artiste

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ɑrˈtist/ UK /ɑːˈtiːst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a professional performing artist, especially a singer, dancer, or entertainer

The cabaret artiste held the room with a single sustained note.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a professional performing... performer entertainer artist virtuoso player star

Word family

Related forms artist art artistry

Etymology

From French artiste ('artist, performer'), from Italian artista, from Medieval Latin artista, from Latin ars ('art, skill').

artiste French ars Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# artiste

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɑrˈtist/
**IPA (UK):** /ɑːˈtiːst/

## Meanings
1. a professional performing artist, especially a singer, dancer, or entertainer

## Examples
- The cabaret artiste held the room with a single sustained note.

## Synonyms
- performer
- entertainer
- artist
- virtuoso
- player
- star

## Related Forms
- artist
- art
- artistry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: artiste
- Root: ars

## Etymology
From French artiste ('artist, performer'), from Italian artista, from Medieval Latin artista, from Latin ars ('art, skill').

## AI Etymology
artiste comes from French artiste ('artist, performer'), from Italian artista, from Medieval Latin artista, from Latin ars ('art, skill'). The path is chiefly one of transmission: an older form is taken into English, with the word's shape and meaning carried through the language names and forms preserved in the history. In modern use, the noun sense is "a professional performing artist, especially a singer, dancer, or entertainer", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as artist, art, artistry, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include French artiste, Latin ars, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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