artist

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɑːtɪst/

noun

  • 1a person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
  • a person who practises or performs any of the creative arts, such as a sculptor, film-maker, actor, or dancer.
  • a person skilled at a particular task or occupation: a surgeon who is an artist with the scalpel
  • 2 [with modifier] informal a person who habitually practises a specified reprehensible activity: rip-off artists

Origin:

early 16th century (denoting a master of the liberal arts): from French artiste, from Italian artista, from arte 'art', from Latin ars, art-