artist

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art·ist /ˈɑːtɪst $ ˈɑːr-/ S3 W2 noun [countableC]

AVART/CULTUREsomeone who produces art, especially paintings or drawings 画家，美术家；艺术家

an exhibition of paintings by local artists

当地画家的画展

→ make-up artist at make-up(1)

2 PERFORMa professional performer, especially a singer, dancer, or actor 表演艺术家；艺人

Many of the artists in the show donated their fee to charity.

参加演出的许多艺人将出场费捐给了慈善事业。

3 informalGOOD/EXCELLENT someone who is extremely good at something 高手，技术高超的人

He’s an artist in the kitchen.

他是位烹饪大师。

n THESAURUS

artist someone who produces art, especially paintings or drawings

an exhibition of paintings by 50 contemporary artists

a wildlife artist who specializes in drawing birds

painter someone who paints pictures

the Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer

Sisley was principally a landscape painter.

photographer someone who takes photographs, as an art or as a job

Cartier-Bresson was one of the greatest photographers of all time.

a fashion photographer

potter someone who makes pots or other objects from clay

In Spain, local potters produce ceramics with beautiful brightly-coloured designs.

sculptor someone who makes sculptures (=a work of art that is made from stone, metal, or wood)

The museum has several pieces by the great English sculptor, Sir Henry Moore.

performance artist someone who uses acting, dance and other actions to create art that expresses an idea

a one-man show by the French performance artist, Orlan

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artist• Richter is not a conventional painter: he is an artist who happens to use paint as a medium.• Royalties on record sales govern how much an artist earns from his or her recording career.• You've just got to do your best, whether you're a road-sweeper or an artist.• She's an artist in the kitchen.• A bold artist and rugged individualist, Jones loves to lift the lid on the id.• The Minoan faience artists achieved very high levels of technical ability.• Leonardo was the greatest artist of his time.• I bought some post cards of prints by Japanese artists.• We asked a local artist to come and show her work to the students.• The band are not just successful recording artists - they are constantly touring and playing live to sell-out crowds.• At that time Picasso was a struggling artist, little known outside Paris.• Through figurative abstracted works on paper, Tempe artist Ron Bimrose taps into light themes like transition, fate and personal choice.• This exhibit of paintings and sculptures traces the artist's work during five decades.• The obituary described Nureyev as 'a great dancer and a true artist'.• Sis, the son of two artists, grew up in the Czech capital of Prague.

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