artiste

noun ar·tiste \ är-ˈtēst \

Definition of artiste

1 :a skilled adept public performer; specifically :a musical or theatrical entertainer

2 :an artistic or creative person

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But this 20th-anniversary reissue of the influential album that firmly established Radiohead as artistes of alienation is a well put together package, expanded with three unreleased tracks and 8 B-sides.

— dan deluca, Philly.com, "Dan DeLuca's Mix Picks: Music from 'Masterpiece,' Radiohead, and New York City rock," 29 June 2017
Vallée is not some outré artiste, but his films have a particular disjointed rhythm for which Kelley—steeped in more traditional narrative television—seems an odd complement.

— richard lawson, VanityFair.com, "Huge Movie-Star Performances Lift Big Little Lies," 16 Feb. 2017
Vallée is not some outré artiste, but his films have a particular disjointed rhythm for which Kelley—steeped in more traditional narrative television—seems an odd complement.

— vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, "Huge Movie-Star Performances Lift Big Little Lies," 16 Feb. 2017
Last Friday, The Musée des Arts Decoratifs opened the first exhibition dedicated to photographer, illustrator, graphic designer, advertising director and overall artiste extraordinaire Jean Paul Goude.

— eleanor dunne, Harper's BAZAAR, "Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris Fetes the Career of Visionary Jean Paul Goude," 14 Nov. 2011
Poltrona a 41-year-old Spaniard known to balance 14 wooden chairs on his nose and dive off a scaffolding 10 meters high into a glass of water mobilizes dozens of comedy artistes who take frequent trips to dangerous destinations at their own expense.

— l. s. loving, WIRED, "Bozos for World Peace," 1 June 1996

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