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Artisan vs Artist - What's the difference?

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Artist is a related term of artisan.



As nouns the difference between artisan and artist

is that artisan is a skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft while artist is a person who creates art.

As an adjective artist is

artistic.

artisan

English

(wikipedia artisan)

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
  • A person who displays great dexterity.

    • Related terms

    * art * artist * artistic

    Derived terms

    * artisanal * artisanat

    External links

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    artist

    English

    Noun

  • A person who creates art.
  • A person who creates art as an occupation.
  • A person who is skilled at some activity.

    • Derived terms

    * artistdom * artistic * artistically * artistry * con artist * escape artist * pickup artist * piss-artist * quick-change artist

    See also

    * animator * artisan * drawer * sculptor

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Artistic.
  • *, vol.1, ch.24:
    • Nature, to shew that nothing is savage in whatsoever she produceth, causeth oftentimes, even in rudest and most unarted nations, productions of spirits to arise, that confront and wrestle with the most artist productions.

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