artiste

noun

ar·tiste är-ˈtēst

: a skilled adept public performer

specifically : a musical or theatrical entertainer

: an artistic or creative person

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New Yorkers—from the city and also from upstate—crossed the border on weekends to live it up with their strong dollar and sample the privileges of Canadian table-dance clubs, where, unlike in the United States, the artistes allowed punters to touch them. —

Daniel Saldaña París, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for artiste

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

Time Traveler

The first known use of artiste was in 1780

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