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artiste
Artist
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  1. Artist
  2. A public performer, especially of song or dance
  3. A person very skilled in a particular occupation
master
A person, esp. a man, who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something
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  1. A person, esp. a man, who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something
  2. A person very skilled and able in some work, profession, science, etc.; expert
  3. A special official appointed by a court to assist it, typically by making findings or rulings pertaining to matters specified by the court, typically, a “master” in divorce or custody, or a “master” to render an accounting; sometimes referred to as a “special master”.
creator
God. Used with the.
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  1. God. Used with the.
  2. One that creates:
  3. One who creates
painter
(Nautical) A rope connected to the bow of a boat, used to attach it to, e.g. a jetty or another boat.
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  1. (Nautical) A rope connected to the bow of a boat, used to attach it to, e.g. a jetty or another boat.
  2. An artist who paints pictures
  3. A person whose work is covering surfaces, as walls, with paint
sculptor
(Place, proper) A S constellation between Cetus and Phoenix containing the S galactic pole
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  1. (Place, proper) A S constellation between Cetus and Phoenix containing the S galactic pole
  2. A person, esp. an artist, who makes sculptures
  3. One who shapes, molds, or fashions especially with artistry or precision.
master
A person, esp. a man, who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something
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  1. A person, esp. a man, who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something
  2. A highly skilled workman or craftsman qualified to follow his or her trade independently and, usually, to supervise the work of others
  3. Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.
maestro
A master in any art; esp., a great composer, conductor, or teacher of music
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  1. A master in any art; esp., a great composer, conductor, or teacher of music
  2. A master in an art, especially a composer, conductor, or music teacher.
virtuoso
(Obs.) A person learned in the arts or sciences; scholar
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  1. (Obs.) A person learned in the arts or sciences; scholar
  2. A musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
  3. (Archaic) A person with a strong interest in the fine arts, especially in antiquities.
musician
A person skilled in music; esp., a professional performer, composer, or conductor of music
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  1. A person skilled in music; esp., a professional performer, composer, or conductor of music
  2. One who composes, conducts, or performs music, especially instrumental music.
singer
A person who, or device that singes; a machine for singeing cloth.
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  1. A person who, or device that singes; a machine for singeing cloth.
  2. (Music) One who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
  3. (Square dance) dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure. See square dance singer.
entertainer
Someone who puts on a show for the entertainment or enjoyment of others.
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  1. Someone who puts on a show for the entertainment or enjoyment of others.
  2. A person who entertains others, esp. professionally; a popular singer, dancer, comedian, etc.
actor
A person who does something or participates in something
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  1. A person who does something or participates in something
  2. (Law) One, such as the manager of a business, who acts for another.
  3. A person who behaves in the manner of a character, usually by reciting scripted dialogue, in order to entertain an audience, especially in a play, movie, or television show.
actress
(Now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]
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  1. (Now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]
  2. A woman who is an actor.
  3. A woman or girl who acts in plays, movies, etc.
limner
Someone who limns.
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  1. Someone who limns.
art-student
A student who attends an art school or similar institution
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  1. A student who attends an art school or similar institution
portraitist
A painter or photographer who makes portraits
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  1. A painter or photographer who makes portraits
  2. A person who makes portraits, especially a painter or photographer.
landscapist
A painter of landscapes.
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  1. A painter of landscapes.
  2. An artist who paints landscapes.
muralist
A painter of murals
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  1. A painter of murals
  2. An artist who paints murals.
miniaturist
A painter of miniatures
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  1. A painter of miniatures
  2. A person who creates or collects miniature figurines (such as dolls).
  3. An artist who paints miniature figures or scenes.
illustrator
A person or thing that illustrates; esp., an artist who makes illustrations for books, magazines, etc.
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  1. A person or thing that illustrates; esp., an artist who makes illustrations for books, magazines, etc.
engraver
A person who engraves
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  1. A person who engraves
  2. A tool used in this process
ceramicist
A person who makes ceramics, such as pottery.
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  1. A person who makes ceramics, such as pottery.
ceramist
One who makes ceramic objects or artwork.
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  1. One who makes ceramic objects or artwork.
  2. A person who makes ceramics objects; a potter.
  3. A person who works in ceramics; ceramic artist
potter
(Soccer) someone connected with Stoke City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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  1. (Soccer) someone connected with Stoke City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
  2. One who makes pottery.
  3. A person who makes earthenware pots, dishes, etc.
photographer
A person who takes photographs, esp. as an occupation
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  1. A person who takes photographs, esp. as an occupation
  2. One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
colorist
A painter skilled in achieving special effects with color.
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  1. A painter skilled in achieving special effects with color.
  2. A person who uses colors
  3. One who colors; an artist with a talent for coloring
writer
(Historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
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  1. (Historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
  2. One who writes, especially as an occupation.
  3. A person who writes, or produces literary work.
belletrist
A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres
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  1. A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres
  2. A writer of belles-lettres.
composer
One that composes, especially a person who composes music.
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  1. One that composes, especially a person who composes music.
comedian
An actor in comedy.
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  1. An actor in comedy.
  2. A person who amuses others by behaving in a comic way
  3. A writer of comedy.
mime
A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage, often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions.
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  1. A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage, often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions.
  2. An actor or actress skilled in pantomime.
  3. The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; pantomime.
prima-donna
The principal woman singer in an opera or concert
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  1. The principal woman singer in an opera or concert
  2. (Informal) A temperamental, vain, or arrogant person
  3. The leading woman soloist in an opera company.
dancer
(Euphemistic) A stripper.
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  1. (Euphemistic) A stripper.
  2. A person who dances, performs (a) dance(s).
ballerina
The star female ballet performer in the company.
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  1. The star female ballet performer in the company.
  2. (Less common, sometimes derogatory) A male ballet dancer.
  3. A principal woman dancer in a ballet company.
interpreter
One who translates orally from one language into another.
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  1. One who translates orally from one language into another.
  2. A computer program that translates and executes, statement by statement, a program written in a high-level language
  3. A person who interprets; specif., a person whose work is translating a foreign language orally, as in a conversation between people speaking different languages
designer
A person who designs, as profession.
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  1. A person who designs, as profession.
  2. One that produces designs:
architect
Any similar designer in a specialized field
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  1. Any similar designer in a specialized field
  2. A person whose profession is designing and drawing up plans for buildings, bridges, etc. and generally supervising the construction
  3. A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
adept
A highly skilled person; an expert:
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  1. A highly skilled person; an expert:
  2. A person who is highly skilled in some field of knowledge or work; expert
expert
A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
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  1. A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
  2. An individual of recognized knowledge in a particular topic, typically confirmed by academic standing and publications, who is called upon by one of the parties to testify in court as to his or her opinion of the underlying facts. Also referred to as expert witness. An individual of recognized knowledge in a particular topic, typically confirmed by academic standing and publications, who is called upon by one of the parties to testify in court as to his or her opinion of the underlying facts. Also referred to as expert witness.
  3. A person who is very skillful or highly trained and informed in some special field
virtuoso
A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
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  1. A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
  2. (Archaic) A person with a strong interest in the fine arts, especially in antiquities.
  3. A musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
past master
(Freemasonry) Someone who has previously been a master at a given lodge.
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  1. (Freemasonry) Someone who has previously been a master at a given lodge.
  2. Alternative form of past master.
  3. A person who formerly held the position of master, as in a lodge or club
artisan
A worker in a skilled trade; craftsman
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  1. A worker in a skilled trade; craftsman
  2. A person skilled in making a product by hand.
craftsman
A worker in a skilled trade; artisan
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  1. A worker in a skilled trade; artisan
  2. Any highly skilled, painstaking, technically dexterous worker, specif. in the manual arts
  3. A man who practices a craft with great skill.
artificer
A person who devises; inventor
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  1. A person who devises; inventor
  2. One that contrives, devises, or constructs something:
  3. A skillful maker of things; skilled craftsman
inventor
A person who invents; esp., one who devises a new contrivance, method, etc.
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  1. A person who invents; esp., one who devises a new contrivance, method, etc.
specialist
Any of several noncommissioned ranks in the US Army that correspond to that of corporal through sergeant first class.
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  1. Any of several noncommissioned ranks in the US Army that correspond to that of corporal through sergeant first class.
  2. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery, especially one who is certified by a board of physicians:
  3. A person who specializes in a particular field of study, professional work, etc.
handicraftsman
A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
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  1. A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
professional
A person who engages in some art, sport, etc. for money, esp. as a means of livelihood, rather than as a hobby
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  1. A person who engages in some art, sport, etc. for money, esp. as a means of livelihood, rather than as a hobby
  2. One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation:
  3. A skilled practitioner; an expert.
genius
Particular character or essential spirit or nature of a nation, place, age, etc.
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  1. Particular character or essential spirit or nature of a nation, place, age, etc.
  2. Either of two spirits, one good and one evil, supposed to influence one's destiny
  3. A person having such capacity or ability
proficient
A person who exhibits such competence; an expert.
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  1. A person who exhibits such competence; an expert.
  2. An expert
sharper
(Dated) a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.
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  1. (Dated) a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.
  2. One that deals dishonestly with others, especially a cheating gambler.
  3. A person, esp. a gambler, who is dishonest in dealing with others; cheat; swindler
crook
A shepherd's staff, with a hook at one end
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  1. A shepherd's staff, with a hook at one end
  2. A bending or being bent
  3. A part that is curved or bent like a hook.
con-man
Alternative spelling of conman.
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  1. Alternative spelling of conman.
  2. (Informal) confidence man
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  • It will be convenient to take one supreme composer as the artist who has dealt so consistently with the essentials of the new style that he may be conveniently regarded as its creator.

  • No, an artist lived here previously.

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