artist
/ˈɑːtɪst/noun
1- a person who produces paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby画家; 绘画爱好者。
1.1
- a person who practises any of the various creative arts, such as a sculptor, novelist, poet, or film-maker艺术家（如雕塑家、小说家、诗人或电影制片人等）。
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。
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）。
1.4
- informalwith 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。
词源
early 16th cent. (denoting a master of the liberal arts)： from French artiste, from Italian artista, from arte 'art'， from Latin ars, art-.