artist

Etymology

From French artiste, from Late Latin artista, from ars (“art”). Doublet of artiste. Displaced native Old English cræftiga.

noun

1. A person who creates art.
   1. A person who creates art as an occupation.
2. (often in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity.
3. A recording artist.

adj

1. (archaic) Artistic.
   Nature, to shew that nothing is savage in whatsoever she produceth, causeth oftentimes, even in rudest and most unarted nations, productions of spirits to arise, that confront and wrestle with the most artist productions. , vol.1, ch.24