sculptor

[ skuhlp-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person who practices the art of sculpture.

  2. genitive Sculp·to·ris [skuhlp-tawr-is, -tohr-]. /skʌlpˈtɔr ɪs, -ˈtoʊr-/. (initial capital letter)Astronomy. a southern constellation between Phoenix and Cetus.

Origin of sculptor

1
First recorded before 1625–35; from Latin, equivalent to sculp(ere) “to carve” + -tor -tor

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British Dictionary definitions for sculptor (1 of 2)

sculptor

feminine sculptress

/ (ˈskʌlptə) /


noun
  1. a person who practises sculpture

British Dictionary definitions for Sculptor (2 of 2)

Sculptor

/ (ˈskʌlptə) /


nounLatin genitive Sculptoris (skʌlpˈtɔːrɪs)
  1. a faint constellation in the S hemisphere between Phoenix and Cetus

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