Definition of "artist" in English

noun

1. A person who creates art.

2. (often in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity.

3. A recording artist.

4. A person who creates visual art (in contrast to literature, music etc.)

adjective

1. (archaic) Artistic.

   • Nature, to shew that nothing is savage in whatsoever she produceth, causeth oftentimes, even in rudest and most unarted nations, productions of spirits to arise, that confront and wrestle with the most artist productions.