"artist" meaning in English

See artist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːtɪst/ [UK], /ˈɑrtɪst/ [US] Audio: en-us-artist.ogg [US] Forms: artist [singular], artists [plural]
Etymology: art + -ist Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|art|ist}} art + -ist Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An artist is someone who makes art.
    Sense id: simple-artist-en-noun-fYIrhZPZ
  2. An artist is a performer on a musical track.
    Sense id: simple-artist-en-noun-WOuIpaCZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ist
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