artist
US: /ˈɑɹtəst/, /ˈɑɹtɪst/
UK: /ˈɑːtɪst/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
artist /'ɑ:tist/- danh từ
- nghệ sĩ
- to be an artist in words: là một nghệ sĩ về cách dùng từ
- hoạ sĩ
- nghệ sĩ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 a person who creates works of art, especially paintings or drawings: an exhibition of work by contemporary British artists + a graphic artist + a make-up artist + Police have issued an artist's impression of her attacker. + In Paris she met a group of young artists:
poets, film-makers and painters. + (figurative) Whoever made this cake is a real artist.
2 = ARTISTE: a recording / solo artist
Collocation
1 person who creates works of art
ADJ.
gifted, great, talented | distinguished, established, famous, leading, major, successful, well-known | aspiring, budding, up-and-coming | struggling, unknown | amateur, professional | self-taught | serious
He is a serious artist, and totally committed to his work.
| local | female, woman | male | creative | real, true
(figurative) My husband is a real artist in the kitchen.
| abstract, avant-garde, commercial, conceptual, figurative, fine, graffiti, graphic, landscape, make-up, pavement, performance, pop/popular, scenic, visual, war, watercolour, wildlife | contemporary, living, modern, nineteenth-century, etc.
VERB + ARTIST
commission
In 1942 the city commissioned war artist John Piper to paint its bombed cathedral.
| feature
an exhibition featuring wildlife artist Emma Gray
ARTIST + VERB
create sth, draw (sth), paint (sth), produce sth
an artist who paints in oils
| work
artists who work in different media
| exhibit sth, show sth
Local watercolour artists are currently exhibiting their work in the town hall.
PHRASES
an artist in residence
the new artist in residence at the Tate Gallery
2 (also artiste) a professional entertainer
ADJ.
guest
The Blue Note Quartet will be the guest artists tomorrow night.
| solo | recording | cabaret, escape, mime, music hall, rap, reggae, trapeze, variety
VERB + ARTIST
feature
The festival featured artists such John Mclaughlin and Russell Malone.
ARTIST + VERB
perform (sth) | work
JOB:
be, work as ~
She's a well-known writer. Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.
study to be, train as, train to be ~
She trained as a painter and sculptor.
start (work) as ~
He started work as a trainee chef.
become, qualify as ~
She qualified as a vet last year.
employ (sb as), have
The company employs more than 1500 engineers.
engage (sb as), get, hire (sb as), recruit, take on ~
They have recruited a new designer.
appoint, appoint sb (as), make sb ~
are usually used with academic, official or highly responsible jobs:He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale. At 39 she was made chairman of the board.
dismiss, fire, sack ~
The club have sacked their coach.
Concise dictionary
artists'ɑːtɪstnoun
+a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
