Art'ist, n.
n. [Fr. artiste, It. artista, L. Lat. artista, from Lat. ars. See supra.]
Sense 1. One who is skilled in the practice of some mechanic art or craft; an artisan. [Obs.]
How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast, Instruct the artists and reward their haste. Waller.
Sense 2. One who professes and practices one of the liberal arts, in which science and taste preside over the manual execution.
☞— The term is particularly applied to painters, sculptors, musicians, engravers, and architects. Elmes.
Synonyms—Artisan. See ARTISAN.