1A person who produces paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.

1. 1.1 A person who practices any of the various creative arts, such as a sculptor, novelist, poet, or filmmaker.
   艺术家（如雕塑家、小说家、诗人或电影制片人等）
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   • I believe our filmmakers, writers, poets, and visual and performing artists do us proud, alongside those of anywhere in the world.
   • Company dancers, along with some guest artists perform 10 works, which they've created themselves.
   • She will perform with other local artists at the launch.
   • Visual artists and filmmakers teamed up with dancers and musicians.
   • Designing this seemingly simple piece of light sculpture required a creative team of artists, architects, and designers.
   • The WSF was in some ways like a circus - a huge performing act with many artists, acrobats, entertainers.
   • Other events on the day include performing artists, novelty races, face painting, workshops, market stalls and music.
   • He is one of the 150 artists performing worldwide for Cirque du Soleil.
   • Poets, musicians, dance troupes, artists and actors from various African and Caribbean nations will be on the ship.
   • Hollywood sees a moral dimension in protecting its property and the creative works of its artists, as well as a nobility in bringing entertainment to the masses.
   • Deep in the quiet art kingdom, visitors may be summoned by the loud sound of beating gongs and drums to an open-air stage, where local artists perform the drum dance.
   • Contemporary dance artists Forecast will be performing their new show Ready at Lancaster University's Nuffield Theatre on Tuesday.
   • Logan and Murray-Leslie hide in a back room surrounded by friends: fashion buyers, designers, film-makers, artists.
   • Creative artists, screenwriters and filmmakers will need time to figure it out too.
   • Some of Britain's finest artists will be performing in villages across the county as part of Rural Arts Wiltshire's spring season 2003.
   • Also, in an effort to promote khadi, models will display the garments while artists will perform traditional cultural programmes.
   • Also, they all work in creative fields - artists, musicians, writers, architectural photographers, cartoonists.
   • Clowns relieve tension during performances by artists such as acrobats, flying trapezists and jugglers.
   • There will also be face painters, clowns, artists, magicians and creatures of all shapes and sizes roving through the festival site.
   • I doubt I can actually retire either, but that's another question, one facing many artists and creative people, especially women.

   Synonyms

   entertainer, performer, trouper, showman
2. 1.2 A person skilled at a particular task or occupation.
   （某项工作或行业的）能手
   a surgeon who is an artist with the scalpel

   外科医生是使用手术刀的能手。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Make-up artists and beauty consultants will be on hand throughout the day offering advise and tips on how to perfect your make-up and skincare regime.
   • This was of course without the skilled crew of artists and technicians special effects departments deploy today.
   • We have two positions for artists skilled in modelling and texturing.
   • Yes, his squad of highly skilled artists can weave beautiful patterns and cut a poor defence to ribbons, but we knew that anyway.

   Synonyms

   expert, master, maestro, past master, adept, virtuoso, genius, old hand, skilled person
3. 1.3 A performer, such as a singer, actor, or dancer.
   表演者，表演艺术家（如歌手、演员或舞蹈演员等）
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   • The artists are world-class opera singers Roger Davy, Meg Kiddle and David King, with pianist Kylie Foster a special guest.
   • Writer, composer, singer, playwright and artist, Ray was a man of huge energy and ability.
   • A former folk singer and recording artist, Lester introduces ten of the most beloved black blues singers with the voice and wisdom of an elder.
   • Moore is a songwriter, performer and international recording artist who began her career in the folk clubs of Southern Ontario.
   • Frances Black is one such artist, a singer for whom the link with her audience is paramount.
   • Having done so, this vaudeville performer and escape artist regales the audience with stories of the old days.
   • Do you see yourself as an artist and singer all your life?
   • Performers included high-flying trapeze artist Amanda Sandow, 39, whose act incorporated walking upside down across the circus roof.
   • Before her solo career she toured for one year with fellow Philly artist Jill Scott as a backup singer.
   • Spoken word artist and singer Evalyn Parry wowed the audience with poetry and song.
   • It's what makes her an artist rather than a singer.
   • In the performer category, artists are only eligible for induction twenty-five years after the release of their first album.
   • Without much difficulty, you can lay one singer's vocal track onto another artist's music.
   • The single was the most played song on Irish radio for two weeks and was Damien's first commercial affirmation as a performer and artist in his own right.
   • Joseph Rezits is internationally known as a performer, recording artist, lecturer, clinician and author.
   • He's not a great singer: other artists - more emotional or technically proficient - will have fun doing cover versions of the songs on Contrasts.
   • The first thing that you notice about New York-based artist and performer Tara De Long is how calm and quiet she is in person.
   • Local recording artist and singer, Michael English, who is a past pupil, was guest speaker and award presenter.
   • The AMI award for best male artist went to pop singer Rio Febrian while the award for best pop album went to singer Marcel.
   • Her enviable reputation as a concert artist and opera singer has lead her to work with many of the world's leading conductors.
4. 1.4informal with modifier A habitual practitioner of a specified reprehensible activity.
   〈非正式〉惯于做（该受指责的）某行为的人；骗子
   a con artist

   骗子。

   rip-off artists

   贼；骗子；敲竹杠的人。

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   • The scheme, supported by the Evening Advertiser, was set up in Wroughton, a burglary hotspot, in August 2002 to combat the activities of con artists.
   • All too regularly we carry stories detailing how con artists and thieves swindled and stole from householders.
   • Fraudsters and scam artists are cashing in on the generosity of the public according to Trading Standard officials.
   • In the United States, thousands of people are ripped off by con artists selling bogus investments.
   • The middle-aged con artist partners up with young two-bit purse snatcher Fiona, played by Liane Balaban.
   • Scam artists have become quite skilled at creating sophisticated offering statements, Crawford says.
   • Some of history's greatest scams have been perpetrated by con artists masquerading as philanthropists.
   • When one is dealing with fraudsters and scam artists, there is almost no chance of ever getting the money back.
   • Mankind being what it is, murderers, robbers, thieves, thugs, and con artists will always exist.
   • The ex-husband, on the other hand, is one of those cardboard cutout con artist crooks whose rather simple death is more decent than he deserves.
   • There's no doubt about it, computer technology makes life easier for con artists and identity thieves.
   • These are not a bunch of empty promises made by a seasoned con artist.
   • I don't condone cheats and con artists who swindle innocent victims out of their hard-earned cash.