noun · neutral

artist

UK/ˈɑː.tɪst/US/ˈɑr.tɪst/AR·tist

Band 4-5speakingtask2

a person who creates art such as paintings, sculptures, or other creative works

Examples

She is a talented artist who specialises in portraits.

Many artists find inspiration in everyday life.

The artist exhibited her new series at the gallery.

Band 8 sentence

As an artist, she constantly experiments with different media to challenge traditional boundaries.

Collocations

  • contemporary artist
  • famous artist
  • emerging artist

Word family

artist nounartists noun (plural)artistic adjective

Common mistakes

artist workartist's work

He is a painter (when meaning general artist)He is an artist

Say it for a higher band

5painter6creator7+artist

Synonyms

painter

Easily confused

painter

The painter worked carefully to capture the model's expression.

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