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ceramist

American  
[suh-ram-ist, ser-uh-mist] / səˈræm ɪst, ˈsɛr ə mɪst /
Also ceramicist

noun

  1. a person who makes ceramics.

  2. a technician in a dental laboratory who makes dentures from porcelain.


Etymology

Origin of ceramist

First recorded in 1850–55; ceram(ic) + -ist


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If you’re invited somewhere with your significant other, do as New York ceramist Shane Gabier does and get two bottles of wine—a gesture more generous than showing up with just one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“My favorite thing about mahjong is meeting people,” said the 60-something ceramist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Slava, who appears in the film, is both a ceramist and a member of a Ukraine special forces unit who gives weapons training to civilians turned soldiers.

From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

The home of ceramist Raina Lee includes a tree house featuring her pottery as well as a garage studio that houses her pottery wheel, kilns and her crackly volcanic glazes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024

Now Pu had discovered those witchcrafts of color, those surprises of grace, that make the art of the ceramist.

From Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn

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