Meaning

5 senses
  1. A person who creates art.

    Künstler, Künstlerin, "painter": Maler

    худо́жникxudóžnik, худо́жницаxudóžnica, арти́стartíst

    худо́жникxudóžnyk, худо́жницяxudóžnycja, ма́ля́рmáljár

  2. A person who creates art.

    A person who creates art as an occupation.

    Künstler, Künstlerin

    худо́жникxudóžnik, худо́жницаxudóžnica

    худо́жникxudóžnyk, худо́жницяxudóžnycja

  3. (in compounds, often)A person who is skilled at some activity.

    Künstler, Künstlerin

    ма́стерmáster, мастери́цаmasteríca, уме́лецumélec

    ма́йстерmájster, ма́йстеркаmájsterka, мите́цьmytécʹ

  4. A recording artist.

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

More definitions
  • a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

Examples

781 sentences
  1. Not everybody can be an artist.

    Усі не можуть бути митцями.

    ruНе каждый может быть художником.

    deNicht jeder kann ein Künstler sein.

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  2. I never said I was an artist.

    Я ніколи не казав, що я митець.

    ruЯ никогда не говорил, что я художник.

    deIch sagte nie, dass ich ein Künstler wäre.

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  3. Tom doesn't want to be an artist.

    Том не хоче бути художником.

    ruТом не хочет быть художником.

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  4. Tom didn't want to be an artist.

    Том не хотів бути художником.

    ruТом не хотел быть художником.

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  5. I think Tom is a pretty good artist.

    Думаю, Том доволі непоганий митець.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person who creates art:
skilled person:
Русский
By meaning 2
person who creates art:
skilled person:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who creates art:

Origin

From French artiste, from Late Latin artista, from ars (“art”). Doublet of artiste. Displa

From French artiste, from Late Latin artista, from ars (“art”). Doublet of artiste. Displaced native Old English cræftiga. By surface analysis, art + -ist.

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Forms

plural: artists
Singularartist
Pluralartists

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination:creative person

Word family

75 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • an an artist
  • a con artist
  • very good artist
  • con artist
  • good artist
  • a famous artist
  • pretty good artist
  • famous artist
  • a tattoo artist
  • talented artist
  • gifted artist
  • a great artist

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
artist — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto