artisten.
/ɑːˈtiːst/, U.S. /ɑrˈtist/ A performing artist; a professional singer, dancer, etc.; (also occasionally) a person who displays great artistry in skilled work (cf. artist n. 9).In earlier use not fully naturalized.
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society > leisure > the arts > artist > [noun]
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > skilled worker or craftsman > artistic
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1790 Crit. Rolliad Pt. 2 vi. 60 We shall conclude with an extract from some complimentary verses by a noble secretary, who is himself both an Amateur and Artiste.
1805 Times 7 June 2/4 Never were the grace, the energy, the precision, or the fascinating expression of this favoured artiste, more successfully exerted or more applauded.
1833 W. C. Macready Reminisc. I. 372 Went to Drury Lane to see Malibran—what an artiste!
1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico II. iv. i. 114 The Aztec artistes..had penetrated deep into the mysteries of culinary science.
1871 R. H. Horne in Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 473 At his house were met artists and artistes of various kinds, all ‘on their promotion’ and students in literature, poetry, and science.
1909 P. G. Wodehouse Swoop ii. viii. 101 They stood talking and blocking the gangway, as etiquette demands that a successful artiste shall.
1939 K. Tynan Lett. (1994) i. 4 It would be an additional honour if you could ask some of the other players on the Hippodrome bill to sign it, such as Lucan & McShane, and the other famous artistes.
1997 Frank 15 Jan. 13/1 Alas, the septuagenarian trampoline artiste appears to be losing his marbles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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