Meanings
plural cover artists
- A person who creates cover art for a published work.
1 more example
He learned first from watching his grandfather, then from obsessing over Swedish landscape artists including Bruno Liljefors and Lars Jonsson. In his teens he found the work of Pink Floyd cover artist Storm Thorgerson, then Hollywood sci-fi concept artists such as Ralph McQuarrie (Star Wars, ET) and Syd Mead (Blade Runner, Aliens, Tron).
2020 April 14, Sian Cain, “Dystopia with hot chocolate: Tales from the Loop's author on his low-key sci-fi”, in The Guardian - entertainmentA musical artist who makes a cover version of a song.
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cover artist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20artist
“cover artist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20artist. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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