SCULPTOR

Sculptor

(noun) a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus

sculptor, sculpturer, carver, statue maker

(noun) an artist who creates sculptures

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Sculptor

(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way.

Etymology

Noun

sculptor (plural sculptors)

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.

Hyponym: sculptress

Source: Wiktionary

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Sculp"tor, n. Etym: [L. sculptor, fr. sculpere, sculptum, to carve; cf. scalpere to cut, carve, scratch, and Gr. sculpteur.]

1. One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture.

2. Hence, an artist who designs works of sculpture, his first studies and his finished model being usually in a plastic material, from which model the marble is cut, or the bronze is cast.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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