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

Colette mined her own experience to tell the story of a music hall artiste. —The Week Us, theweek, 7 May 2024

But acting styles and cultural definitions of masculinity change with the decades, and the archetype of the hostile, mercurial acting artiste that Brando birthed appears to be dying out. —Ty Burr, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024

Or a water caddy with two sculptures on top, created by New York society journalist turned artiste Anthony Hayden-Guest? —Ian Volner, Curbed, 8 Dec. 2023

Make Every Morning a Pancake Masterpiece A Presto pancake art kit packed with everything needed to turn them into a veritable flapjack artiste. —Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023

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