Artist
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See also: artist
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of Artis.
Proper noun[edit]
Artist (plural Artists)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Artist is the 40144th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Artist is most common among Black/African American (54.76%) and White (38.46%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Artist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 60.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Early 14th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin artista (“artist”). The modern meaning "circus player" developed in the 19th century under influence from French artiste.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Artist m (weak, genitive Artisten, plural Artisten, feminine Artistin)
- one who performs physical tricks in a circus or similar context, e.g. a wirewalker, trapezist, or juggler (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Artist [masculine, weak]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Künstler (“artist, one who performs or creates art”)
Further reading[edit]
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- German terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
- German terms derived from Medieval Latin
- German 2-syllable words
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- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German weak nouns
- German masculine nouns
- de:Occupations
- German terms suffixed with -ist