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sculptor
CIDE DICTIONARY
sculptor, n. [L. sculptor, fr. sculpere, sculptum, to carve; cf. scalpere to cut, carve, scratch, and Gr. to carve: cf. F. sculpteur.].
- One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture. [1913 Webster]
- Hence, an artist who designs works of sculpture, his first studies and his finished model being usually in a plastic material, from which model the marble is cut, or the bronze is cast. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sculptor, n. (fem. sculptress) an artist who makes sculptures.
Etymology
L (as SCULPTURE)
THESAURUS
sculptor
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Artist
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