artiste
Americannoun
noun
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an entertainer, such as a singer or dancer
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a person who is highly skilled in some occupation
a hair artiste
Synonym Usage
See artist.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of artiste
From French, dating back to 1815–25; see origin at artist
Example Sentences
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Leading the tally for the evening was Rema, who took home three awards: Artiste of the Year, Best Male Artiste in Western Africa, and Best African Artiste in RnB and Soul.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Those projects include the 555 tower, Towers 2 and 3 at West Main, Tower 1 at Bellevue 600 and The Artiste.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022
“That’s our newest linear accelerator,” said Hans-Jörg Freyer of Siemens Healthcare, standing in front of his company’s Artiste model, which combines imaging with therapy.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2010
I was on the Great Artiste, the instrument plane, which measured the yield, the size of the blast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the Great Artiste circled back over Hiroshima.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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