artiste

noun

ar·​tiste är-ˈtēst 

1

: a skilled adept public performer

specifically : a musical or theatrical entertainer

2

: an artistic or creative person

Examples of artiste in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The song gives them the idea to become artistes, the Pink Pierrots, on their seaside summer tour as the scene dissolves to their two caravans rolling through the Cornish countryside. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024

Many artistes aren’t able to swing both, but Maanu can. —Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024

Fans from places like the United States, Great Britain, and Australia looked past their own countrymen to pull for either the graceful Swiss artiste or the swashbuckling Spaniard. —Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024

As a fledgling artiste, this meant making a spectacle of my condition as self-defense: wearing funky (sometimes questionable!) wigs with shocking textures, intimidating colors, and elaborate styles. —Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "person skilled in art, skilled performer," going back to Middle French, "person practicing a craft, student of the liberal arts" — more at artist

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1