Artisan vs. Artist

Artisannoun

A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.

Artisannoun

A person who displays great dexterity.

Artisanadjective

artisanal

Artisannoun

One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.

Artisannoun

One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic.

Artisannoun

a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

Artisan

An artisan (from French: artisan, Italian: artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand. These objects may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative art, sculpture, clothing, food items, household items and tools and mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork movement of a watchmaker.

Artistnoun

A person who creates art.

Artistnoun

A person who creates art as an occupation.

Artistnoun

A person who is skilled at some activity.

Artistnoun

A recording artist.

Artistadjective

(archaic) Artistic.

Artistnoun

One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan.

Artistnoun

One who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution.

Artistnoun

One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation.

Artistnoun

An artful person; a schemer.

Artistnoun

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

Artist

An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only.