sculptor
noun
a person who practices the art of sculpture.
sculptor
American
[skuhlp-ter]
/ ˈskʌlp tər /
noun
sculptors,
plural
Sculptoris
genitive
-
a person who practices the art of sculpture.
-
(initial capital letter) a southern constellation between Phoenix and Cetus.
Sculptor
1
British
/ ˈskʌlptə /
noun
sculptor
2
British
/ ˈskʌlptə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sculptor
First recorded before 1625–35; from Latin, equivalent to sculp(ere) “to carve” + -tor -tor
Explanation
An artist who creates three-dimensional works of art is a sculptor. Some sculptors carve designs out of a piece of wood or stone, while others weld slabs of metal together to create their masterpieces. The thing distinguishing a sculptor from other artists is that their work can be viewed from many different sides, instead of being a relatively flat painting or collage. Sculptors today work in just about any medium you can imagine, including clay, fabric, metal, bone, plastic — even sand and ice. Ancient Greek and Roman sculptors created lifelike figures from marble and bronze, some of which you can still see in museums today. The Latin root of sculpture means "to carve."
Vocabulary lists containing sculptor
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -er, -or
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Appeared in the April 9, 2026, print edition as 'A Sculptor of Urban Spaces'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Sculptor Sula Bermudez-Silverman — who, like Akashi, often works with glass — has also been thinking about home in relation to the loss brought about by the L.A. fires.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Sculptor Anish Kapoor said he was "thrilled" to be returning to the Hayward Gallery after 28 years.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
NGC 253 is located about 10 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Sculptor.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024
“See how beautiful this horse is; Leonardo da Vinci alone has created it. Sculptor, fine painter, fine mathematician, so great an intellect rarely does Heaven bestow.”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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