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Definition of Artist
Artist 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.