fine artist

noun

An artist who creates only aesthetic art; an artist who persists in fine arts as opposed to industrial or functional arts.

“Goodness, what a fine artist he turned out to be!”

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Meanings

nounfine artist (plural fine artists)

plural fine artists

  1. An artist who creates only aesthetic art; an artist who persists in fine arts as opposed to industrial or functional arts.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fine, artist.

    Goodness, what a fine artist he turned out to be!

Origin

From fine arts + -ist.

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APA

fine artist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20artist

MLA

“fine artist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20artist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fine artist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20artist.

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