sculptor
noun
a person who practices the art of sculpture.
sculptor
American
[skuhlp-ter]
/ ˈskʌlp tər /
noun
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sculptors,
plural
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Sculptoris
genitive
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a person who practices the art of sculpture.
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(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
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The sculptor and his workmen look like miniature figures as they work on the 14-meter monument in honor of the pope, who is a Peruvian citizen.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
A local sculptor even transformed it into a large bronze over 18 months at Lucas’ request.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Pittsburgh sculptor Brian McGuire custom designed the mold and is also working on a replica of the 1926 Central Library building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
His collection was a nod to the American sculptor Lynda Benglis and featured accordion-like dresses, skirts and accessories.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The barking maniac sculptor has a wife who looks like my mother.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Sculptor Nick Elphick said he was left "in shock" while Jones' daughter, Sally, "seemed very upset" by the damage to the bronze statue at his birthplace in Colwyn Bay, Conwy county.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Appeared in the April 9, 2026, print edition as 'A Sculptor of Urban Spaces'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Sculptor Chad Hagerman said he watched nervously as the fires encroached deeper into the canyon unchecked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 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
Steel and RJR Nabisco, making bankers powerful sculptors of America’s industrial might.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Purpose-built for working artists, it was the first of its kind in the country, and immediately attracted painters, sculptors, architects—and Winthrop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
One of the detainees was 16-year-old Ruth Asawa, one of America’s most celebrated sculptors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
“It’s how painters paint and people make music and sculptors make sculptures,” he says of his style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
The sculptors themselves worked elsewhere, in their own workshops.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
They actually orbit each other, and as R Sculptoris dances in a circle, the wind that blows off from it forms a spiral pattern like a garden sprinkler shooting out water.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2012
About 7° south-east of α is the red and variable star R Sculptoris; variable from 6·2 to 8·8 magnitude, with a period of about 376 days.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
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