ARTISTE

artiste

(noun) a public performer (a dancer or singer)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

artiste (plural artistes)

A public performer, especially of song or dance.

Any person with artistic skill, such as a hairdresser or a cook.

Anagrams

• artiest, attires, iratest, ratites, striate, tastier

Source: Wiktionary


Ar*tiste", n. Etym: [F. See Artist.]

Definition: One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook.

Note: This term should not be confounded with the English word artist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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