airtist

noun
/ˈɛəˌtɪst/UK/ˈɛɚˌtɪst/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush English airbrush Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artisteder. English artist blend English airtist Blend of airbrush + artist.

  1. derived from artisteder

Definitions

  1. An artist who uses airbrushes.

    • Greetings, annoucing^([sic]) a new airtist site.
    • One of the lastest^([sic]) issues of FINE SCALE MODELER has a long article on cleaning airbrushes. […] I guess they are great for T-Shirt airtists, but not for me ;-P
    • I've been a photographer (both in cinematography and still photgraphy)^([sic]) and airbrush airtist (surfboards and paintings) since 1971.

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