sculptor

noun

sculp·​tor ˈskəlp-tər How to pronounce sculptor (audio)
: an artist who makes sculptures

Examples of sculptor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An artist and sculptor, Judd was known for his minimalist designs emphasizing clean whole shapes and industrial materials. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024 Barrois crafted a tableau of the Pittsburgh Steelers playing the Washington Commanders (then called the Redskins) and brought it to school to show his professor, the sculptor John Scott. Julia Carmel Jessica Lehrman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 The influential sculptor died Tuesday at age 85, but his work and his legacy of challenging audience perspectives lives on. Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024 The sculptor moved to Kansas City in 1971 and was known for creating a series of concrete boundary markers in his own neighborhood of Hyde Park. Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024 Precious Moments sculptor Hiko Maeda will be at the park to sign figurines and meet fans from March 21-24. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024 Mosley, a ninety-seven-year-old sculptor, works in the naturalist mode. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 Beyond acting, Young is also a sculptor and has exhibited her work at galleries across the country, including the Los Angeles County Museum. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2024 Born in New York City in 1936, Jonas trained as a sculptor, but time spent in the city’s downtown avant-garde art world quickly expanded her ideas not only of what could be sculpture, but of what could be art. Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Latin, from sculpere

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sculptor was in 1634

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“Sculptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sculptor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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sculptor

noun
sculp·​tor ˈskəlp-tər How to pronounce sculptor (audio)
: a person who makes sculptures

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