mosaicist

noun

mo·​sa·​i·​cist mō-ˈzā-ə-sist How to pronounce mosaicist (audio)
1
a
: a designer of mosaics
b
: a worker who makes mosaics
2
: a dealer in mosaics

Examples of mosaicist in a Sentence

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Teaching mosaicists to go from good to great takes time, and keeping them motivated is even harder. Ray Corral, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Like a mosaicist letting slip her tray of tiles, Rhayne Vermette shifts her sights from the human-scale impressionism of her previous feature Ste. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024 Camille Wilson White of the Oak Park Area Arts Council will work with Carolyn Elaine, a mosaicist, to perform the work and ready the piece for installation outside the recreation center. Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2021 Utah muralist and mosaicist Roger Whiting and Herriman High School student Mati Simonds discuss a new mural dedicated to mental health awareness, located at 3091 S. 2700 West in West Valley City. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of mosaicist was in 1830

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“Mosaicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosaicist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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