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artist noun

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Definition

someone who paints, draws or makes sculptures
Monet is one of my favourite artists.
someone who creates things with great skill and imagination
He described her as one of the greatest film artists of the 20th century.

(Definition of artist noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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