- a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- a person who practices one of the fine arts, especially a painter or sculptor.
- a person whose trade or profession requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, etc.: a commercial artist.
- a person who works in one of the performing arts, as an actor, musician, or singer; a public performer: a mime artist; an artist of the dance.
- a person whose work exhibits exceptional skill.
- a person who is expert at trickery or deceit: He's an artist with cards.
- an artisan.
- a person who practises or is skilled in an art, esp painting, drawing, or sculpture
- a person who displays in his work qualities required in art, such as sensibility and imagination
- a person whose profession requires artistic expertise, esp a designer
- a person skilled in some task or occupation
- an artisan
- a person devoted to or proficient in something
