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artiste

artist

noun ar-TEEST Less Common
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Usage Note

Artiste is the same form for both masculine and feminine (un artiste, une artiste). In French it covers not only visual artists but also performers — musicians, actors, and circus artists. Said ironically, as in quel artiste!, it can mock someone as eccentric or unreliable rather than praise them.

Examples

"Cet artiste expose ses tableaux ici."

Natural Translation

This artist is exhibiting his paintings here.

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