Synonyms for artist
ˈɑr tɪstartist

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1. artist

   Artist, artificer and artisan are all from the root of art, but artist holds to the esthetic sense, while artificer and artisan follow the mechanical or industrial sense of the word (see ART under SCIENCE). Artist thus comes only into accidental association with the other words of this group, not being a synonym of any one of them and having practically no synonym of its own. The work of the artist is creative; that of the artisan mechanical. The man who paints a beautiful picture is an artist; the man who makes pin-heads all day is an artisan. The artificer is between the two, putting more thought, intelligence, and taste into his work than the artisan, but less of the idealizing, creative power than the artist. The sculptor, shaping his model in clay, is artificer, as well as artist; patient artisans, working simply by rule and scale, chisel and polish the stone. The man who constructs anything by mere routine and rule is a mechanic. The man whose work involves thought, skill, and constructive power is an artificer. The hod-carrier is a laborer; the bricklayer is a mechanic; the master mason is an artificer. Those who operate machinery nearly self-acting are operatives.

   Synonyms:
   artificer, artisan, mechanic, operative, workman

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:3.5 / 2 votes

1. artist, creative personnoun

   a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

   Synonyms:
   creative person

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. artistnoun

   Synonyms:
   designer, contriver, projector, adept, ARTIFICER, skilful person

2. artistnoun

   Synonyms:
   painter, limner, sketcher

3. artistnoun

   Synonyms:
   sculptor, carver, modeller

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "artist":

   artists, performer, artiste, painter, entertainer, artistic, interpreter, painters, arts, artistes

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. ARTIST

   Synonyms:
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1. Oscar Wilde:

   While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first is personality, which no one should copy; the second is perfection, which all should aim at.

2. Nasser Al Qasabi:

   God is my protector. I'm an artist, and the artist's essential role is to reveal society's challenges even if he pays a price, warning the people about ISIS is the true jihad, because we're fighting them with art not war.

3. Maria Callas:

   You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.

4. Pablo Picasso:

   Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

5. Tony Robbins:

   We need to be able to be in situations where you can be irresponsible, that's one of the great privileges of an artist. An artist should be irresponsible in a way -- a 3-year-old.