artist

• art‧ist [countable]
• 1 someone who produces art, especially paintings or drawings:
• an exhibition of paintings by local artists

• ➔ make-up artist

   at make-up (1)
• 2 a professional performer, especially a singer, dancer, or actor:
• Many of the artists in the show donated their fee to charity.
• 3 informal someone who is extremely good at something:
• He's an artist in the kitchen.
• ➔ con artist

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.