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artist

[ahr-tist] / ˈɑr tɪst /
NOUN
person skilled in creative activity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artisan composer expert inventor painter
STRONG
artiste authority creator virtuoso whiz
WEAK
craftsperson handicrafter
Antonyms
WEAK
scientist

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Ahead of the opening of the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, curators gathered for the artist Catherine Opie, who offered to take their portraits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The Laney "family" of musicians includes Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, bass guitarist Nathan East and Brazilian artist Lari Basilio who said she was "heartbroken".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It depicts his partner and muse, the French surrealist artist Dora Maar.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

And when does an artist wear out his welcome?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

A local artist even sketched her while she was in the studio.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Vocabulary lists containing artist

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ist

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