What does "artist" mean?
Artist: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation. Pope.
- 3.An artful person; a schemer. [Obs.] See Artisan.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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