plural artists
1
a
: a person who creates art (such as painting, sculpture, music, or writing) using conscious skill and creative imagination
the great artists of the Renaissance
an artist specializing in watercolors
b
: a person skilled in any of the arts
I can't draw at all, but both of my children are very talented artists.
2
: a skilled performer
a trapeze artist
3
: a person who is very good at something
a scam artist
a strikeout artist
4
a
obsolete
: one skilled or versed in learned arts
b
archaic
: physician
c
archaic
: artisan sense 1
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the great artists of the Renaissance
a pitcher who is a strikeout artist
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Thorpe-Jones will work closely with UTA’s agents, managers and artists to develop strategic brand, commercial and private sector opportunities for its clients across the U.K., Europe and rest of the world.
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The roots of an alternative approach to design can be found in the 1970s, when the artist collective Ant Farm proposed to build a seaborne embassy for dolphins.
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At high-society balls, an artist might be commissioned to chalk the floor itself in elaborate patterns that the dancers’ feet wore away over the course of the evening.
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That artist was Noel Spangler, a former magician and World War II veteran who co-created the Summerfest smiley face logo in 1970 with Richard D. Grant (and gave it to the festival for free).
—Kylie Volavongsa, jsonline.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
The roots of an alternative approach to design can be found in the 1970s, when the artist collective Ant Farm proposed to build a seaborne embassy for dolphins.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
At high-society balls, an artist might be commissioned to chalk the floor itself in elaborate patterns that the dancers’ feet wore away over the course of the evening.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
That artist was Noel Spangler, a former magician and World War II veteran who co-created the Summerfest smiley face logo in 1970 with Richard D. Grant (and gave it to the festival for free).
—Kylie Volavongsa, jsonline.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artist. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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artist
noun
art·ist
ˈärt-əst 
1
: a person skilled in one of the arts (as painting, sculpture, music, or writing)
2
: a person showing unusual ability in an occupation requiring skill
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