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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Examples of artist in a Sentence
the great artists of the Renaissance
a pitcher who is a strikeout artist
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The monthly shows propelled Joel to the record for the most MSG performances of any artist.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
Back in Raleigh, Newmark has had to familiarize herself with the pop singer Charli XCX after the Harris campaign embraced a social media trend casting the candidate in the color scheme and font of one of the artist’s albums.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 28 July 2024
In his recent rally in the Bronx, Trump, hoping to expand Black support, welcomed the endorsements of two rap artists who had been imprisoned for street gang violence in Brooklyn.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2024
Five more artists were inducted Saturday to the Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame for the Downtown attraction's first anniversary.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 28 July 2024
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
Back in Raleigh, Newmark has had to familiarize herself with the pop singer Charli XCX after the Harris campaign embraced a social media trend casting the candidate in the color scheme and font of one of the artist’s albums.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 28 July 2024
In his recent rally in the Bronx, Trump, hoping to expand Black support, welcomed the endorsements of two rap artists who had been imprisoned for street gang violence in Brooklyn.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2024
Five more artists were inducted Saturday to the Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame for the Downtown attraction's first anniversary.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 28 July 2024
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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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