EnglishMain Dictionary
artist
Universal Words
noun
1 a person who creates works of art, especially paintings or drawings:
an exhibition of work by contemporary British artists * a graphic artist * a make-up artist * Police have issued an artist's impression of her attacker. * In Paris she met a group of young artists: poets, film-makers and painters. * (figurative) Whoever made this cake is a real artist.
2 = ARTISTE:
a recording / solo artist