sculptress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of sculptress
First recorded in 1655–65; sculpt(o)r + -ess
Example Sentences
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“It also gave us a chance to share the origins of the sculpture and its sculptress — Nina Saemundsson — prior to its descent into obscurity.”
From Los Angeles Times
Olivia arrives for other reasons; she has run away from her abusive sculptress mother to retrace the path her Buddhist dentist father walked before disappearing from her life.
From Los Angeles Times
It could well have been otherwise, as the elderly sculptress – a true believer since deceased – had a tendency to confer bulging eyes on her subjects as a sign of their pious fervour.
From The Guardian
She doesn’t consider herself “a sculptress like Louise Nevelson” but has always made objects to keep herself amused.
From The New Yorker
The bust was designed by Belgian sculptress Natalie Lambert and located near a street in Brussels named after her, Rue Edith Cavell.
From BBC
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