| Main Entry: | artist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person skilled in creative activity |
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artisan, artiste, authority, composer, craftsperson, creator, expert, handicrafter, inventor, painter, virtuoso, whiz* |
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scientist |
| Main Entry: | expert |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | master, specialist |
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ace*, adept, artist, artiste, authority, buff, connoisseur, doyen, graduate, guru*, hot shot, old hand, old pro, phenomenon, pro, professional, proficient, shark, virtuoso, whiz*, wizard |
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amateur, apprentice, ignoramus, novice |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, skilled person, female or male |
Synonyms: |
ace*, adept, artist, artiste, authority, buff*, champion, connoisseur, conqueror, doctor, doyen, doyenne, genius, guru, maestro, maven, old hand, old pro, past master, prima donna, pro, professional, proficient, pundit, real pro, sage, savant, scientist, shark, victor, virtuoso, whiz*, whiz-bang, winner, wizard |
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amateur |
| Main Entry: | musician |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who performs music |
Synonyms: |
artist, artiste, composer, conductor, diva, entertainer, instrumentalist, performer, player, session player, soloist, virtuoso, vocalist |
| Main Entry: | professional |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person prepared for work by extended study or practice |
Synonyms: |
adept, artist, artiste, authority, brain*, egghead, expert, hotshot, old hand, old pro, old war-horse, phenom, powerhouse, pro, proficient, pundit, shark, specialist, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz kid, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
amateur, apprentice, greenhorn, rookie |
| Main Entry: | singer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who can carry a tune |
Synonyms: |
accompanist, artist, artiste, chanter, chanteuse, choralist, chorister, crooner, diva, intoner, melodist, minstrel, musician, nightingale, serenader, soloist, songbird, songster, troubadour, vocalist, voice, warbler, yodeler |
| Main Entry: | virtuoso |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is an expert |
Synonyms: |
ace, adept, artist, artiste, authority, big league, brain*, celebrity, champ, champion, crackerjack*, dillettante, egghead, genius, hot stuff, hotshot, intelligent, magician, musician, natural*, no slouch, old hand, old pro, performer, pro*, prodigy, professional, pundit, sharp*, star, superstar, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
amateur, greenhorn, rookie |
| Main Entry: | performer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertainer |
Synonyms: |
acrobat, actor, actress, aerosaltant, artist, artiste, contortionist, doer, equilibrist, funambulist, impersonator, mime, musician, player, star, thespian, trouper, tumbler, worker |
| Concept: | Musician. [Performance of Music] |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; musical sounds |
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-nouns
musician, artiste, performer, player, minstrel; bard (poet); accompanist, accordionist, instrumentalist, organist, pianist, violinist, flautist; harper, fiddler, fifer, trumpeter, piper, drummer; catgut scraper., band, orchestra, waits., vocalist, melodist; singer, warbler; songster, chaunter, chauntress, songstress; cantatrice., choir, quire, chorister; chorus, chorus singer; liedertafel., nightingale, philomel, thrush; siren; bulbul, mavis; Pierides; sacred nine; Orpheus, Apollo, the Muses, Erato, Euterpe, Terpsichore; tuneful nine, tuneful quire., composer., performance, execution, touch, expression, solmization.
-verbs
play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle; strike the lyre, beat the drum; blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn; doodle; grind the organ; touch the guitar (instruments); thrum, strum, beat time., execute, perform; accompany; sing a second, play a second; compose, set to music, arrange., sing, chaunt, chant, hum, warble, carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt, purl, quaver, trill, shake, twitter, whistle; sol-fa; intone., have an ear for music, have a musical ear, have a correct ear.
-adjectives
playing; musical.
-adverbs
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| Concept: | Artist. |
| Category: | 1. Natural Means |
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-nouns
artist; painter, limner, drawer, sketcher, designer, engraver; master, old master; draughtsman; copyist, dauber, hack; enamel, enameler, enamelist; caricaturist; illustrator; cartoonist; graphic artist., historical painter, landscape painter, marine painter, flower painter, portrait painter, miniature painter, miniaturist, scene painter, sign painter, coach painter; engraver; Apelles; sculptor, carver, chaser, modeler, figuriste, statuary; Phidias, Praxiteles; Royal Academician., photographer, cinematographer, lensman, cameraman, camera technician, camera buff; wildlife photographer.
-phrases
photo safari; "with gun and camera".
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