sculptor

noun

sculp·​tor ˈskəlp-tər How to pronounce sculptor (audio)
: an artist who makes sculptures

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Many docents pitched in to fund the project, and one couple, who lived near Lake Hodges, suggested a sculptor there, who had recently created a large-scale wooden piece known as the Hodgee Monster–his version of the Loch Ness-type monster said to reside in the depths of the local lake. Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025 Contemporary critics placed him in the same — if not higher — calibre as European modern masters, while famed British sculptor Henry Moore saw Enwonwu as a protégé and even bought one of his early works, said Ogbechie. Suyin Haynes, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 Stein had come to see words as living entities with physical properties of their own, like the materials a painter or sculptor might take on and shape into something new. Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 Additionally, a lightning conductor was installed that was conceived by sculptor Jan Dostál as an artwork titled Mikado. New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sculptor

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from sculpere

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sculptor was in 1634

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“Sculptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sculptor. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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sculptor

noun
sculp·​tor ˈskəlp-tər How to pronounce sculptor (audio)
: a person who makes sculptures

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