mosaicist

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noun

a person who designs or builds mosaics

OriginEnglish mosaic ← Middle French mosaïque ← Italian mosaico →
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Meanings

nounmosaicist (plural mosaicists)

plural mosaicists

  1. a person who designs or builds mosaics

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜουσεῖον (Mouseîon)
  2. Ancient Greekμουσεῖον (mouseîon)
  3. Late Latinmūsīvum
  4. Medieval Latinmusaicum
  5. Italianmosaico
  6. Middle Frenchmosaïque
  7. Englishmosaic
  8. Englishmosaicist

From mosaic + -ist.

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Translations

Dutch mozaïekkunstenaar
  • mozaïekkunstenaarperson who designs or builds mosaics
Finnish mosaiikkitaiteilija
  • mosaiikkitaiteilijaperson who designs or builds mosaics
French mosaïste
  • mosaïsteperson who designs or builds mosaics
German Mosaikkünstler, Mosaikkünstlerin
  • Mosaikkünstlerperson who designs or builds mosaics
  • Mosaikkünstlerinperson who designs or builds mosaics
  • Mosaistperson who designs or builds mosaics
Italian mosaicista
  • mosaicistaperson who designs or builds mosaics
Polish mozaicysta
  • mozaicystaperson who designs or builds mosaics
Portuguese mosaicista
  • mosaicistaperson who designs or builds mosaics
Russian мозаичист
  • мозаичист (mozaičist)person who designs or builds mosaics
Spanish mosaiquista
  • mosaiquistaperson who designs or builds mosaics
Cite this entry
APA

mosaicist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosaicist

MLA

“mosaicist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosaicist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mosaicist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosaicist.

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