sculptor

noun

sculp·​tor ˈskəlp-tər How to pronounce sculptor (audio)
: an artist who makes sculptures

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How the dream of a lifetime became reality for a sculptor from Egypt. Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Utilizing her skills as an engraver, sculptor, illustrator, and painter, Vera restored the house's moldings and murals. Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024 An installation by renowned sculptor Alexander Calder has returned to Monaco. Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 The exhibition opens with a collaboration between sculptor Karon Davis and painter Henry Taylor, who contributed a sculpture of Carver in Davis’s signature white plaster standing next to a Taylor-esque scientific painting of a collard green plant, ‘Call Her Green’ Plant (2024). Evan Nicole Brown, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sculptor 

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from sculpere

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sculptor was in 1634

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“Sculptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sculptor. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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sculptor

noun
sculp·​tor ˈskəlp-tər How to pronounce sculptor (audio)
: a person who makes sculptures

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