'ARTIST, noun [Latin ars. See Art.] 1. One skilled in an art or trade; one who is master or professor of a manual art; a good workman in any trade. 2. A skilful man; not a novice. 3. In an academical sense, a proficient in the faculty of arts; a philosopher. 4. One skilled in the fine arts; as a painter, sculptor, architect, etc.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI