artiste

noun

ar·​tiste är-ˈtēst How to pronounce artiste (audio)
1
: a skilled adept public performer
specifically : a musical or theatrical entertainer
2
: an artistic or creative person

Examples of artiste in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Marvel veterans Daniel Brühl (Zemo in film Captain America: Civil War and series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and Richard E. Grant (Dr. Rice in Logan and Classic Loki in series Loki) — as European artiste director Eric and insecure, gaslighting actor Peter, respectively — round out the cast. Debbie Day, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024 Colette mined her own experience to tell the story of a music hall artiste. The Week Us, theweek, 7 May 2024 But acting styles and cultural definitions of masculinity change with the decades, and the archetype of the hostile, mercurial acting artiste that Brando birthed appears to be dying out. Ty Burr, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024 Or a water caddy with two sculptures on top, created by New York society journalist turned artiste Anthony Hayden-Guest? Ian Volner, Curbed, 8 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for artiste 

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "person skilled in art, skilled performer," going back to Middle French, "person practicing a craft, student of the liberal arts" — more at artist

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of artiste was in 1780

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Cite this Entry

“Artiste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artiste. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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