ceramist

noun

ce·​ra·​mist sə-ˈra-mist How to pronounce ceramist (audio)
ˈser-ə-
variants or ceramicist
: one who makes ceramic products or works of art

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Even the façade, composed of three-dimensional tiles designed by ceramist Maria Ana Vasco Costa, functions as an artwork. Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 Making clothes was a means to an end, a necessity, and later, raising three girls after a divorce from her ceramist husband Richard Saar, was a matter of survival. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Home to woodworkers, ceramists, glassblowers, and musicians, the city has an arts-centric Live-Work-Create District with a nonprofit artist-in-residence program and regular events open to the public, including studio visits and exhibitions. Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026 Putting, say, ceramist Magdalene Odundo on the same metaphorical pedestal as artist Huma Bhabha is another. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ceramist

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ceramist was in 1855

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“Ceramist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceramist. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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