Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): art, artist, artistry, artistic, arty, artistically
Xem thêm: creative person
artist noun
1 person who creates works of art
ADJ. gifted, great, talented | distinguished, established, famous, leading, major, successful, well-known | aspiring, budding, up-and-coming | struggling, unknown | amateur, professional | self-taught | serious He is a serious artist, and totally committed to his work. | local | female, woman | male | creative | real, true (figurative) My husband is a real artist in the kitchen. | abstract, avant-garde, commercial, conceptual, figurative, fine, graffiti, graphic, landscape, make-up, pavement, performance, pop/popular, scenic, visual, war, watercolour, wildlife | contemporary, living, modern, nineteenth-century, etc.
VERB + ARTIST commission In 1942 the city commissioned war artist John Piper to paint its bombed cathedral. | feature an exhibition featuring wildlife artist Emma Gray
ARTIST + VERB create sth, draw (sth), paint (sth), produce sth an artist who paints in oils | work artists who work in different media | exhibit sth, show sth Local watercolour artists are currently exhibiting their work in the town hall.
PHRASES an artist in residence the new artist in residence at the Tate Gallery
2 (also artiste) a professional entertainer
ADJ. guest The Blue Note Quartet will be the guest artists tomorrow night. | solo | recording | cabaret, escape, mime, music hall, rap, reggae, trapeze, variety
VERB + ARTIST feature The festival featured artists such John Mclaughlin and Russell Malone.
ARTIST + VERB perform (sth) | work
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be, work as ~ She's a well-known writer. Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.
study to be, train as, train to be ~ She trained as a painter and sculptor.
start (work) as ~ He started work as a trainee chef.
become, qualify as ~ She qualified as a vet last year.
employ (sb as), have The company employs more than 1500 engineers.
engage (sb as), get, hire (sb as), recruit, take on ~ They have recruited a new designer.
appoint, appoint sb (as), make sb ~ are usually used with academic, official or highly responsible jobs: He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale. At 39 she was made chairman of the board.
dismiss, fire, sack ~ The club have sacked their coach.
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