sculptor
/'skʌlptə/
Definition
- Noun:
- An artist who creates sculptures: A person who practices the art of sculpture, shaping or carving materials like stone, wood, metal, or clay into three-dimensional artworks.
- (Capitalized) A faint constellation: A constellation in the southern hemisphere, named after the figure of a sculptor.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Artist):
- Michelangelo was a famous Italian sculptor of the Renaissance.
- The sculptor is working on a new piece from a block of marble.
- Noun (Constellation):
- The constellation Sculptor is best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere.
Advanced Usage
- "Sculptor's studio": The workshop where a sculptor creates their art.
- The sculptor's studio was filled with clay models and tools.
- "Sculptor-in-residence": An artist who holds a temporary position to create and often teach at an institution.
- The museum appointed a sculptor-in-residence for the spring semester.
Variants and Related Words
- Sculpt (verb): To create a sculpture.
- She learned to sculpt in bronze.
- Sculptress (noun, dated): A female sculptor. (Note: 'Sculptor' is now the standard gender-neutral term.)
- Sculptural (adjective): Relating to or resembling sculpture.
- The building has a strong, sculptural quality.
Synonyms
- Carver: An artist who carves, especially in wood or stone.
- Modeler: An artist who shapes a malleable material like clay or wax.
- Statuary (noun, collective): Sculptured works or the art of making them.
Related Phrases
- Sculptor's tools: The instruments used for sculpting, such as chisels, mallets, and rasps.
- He carefully laid out his sculptor's tools before beginning.
- Sculptor's vision: The creative idea or concept an artist aims to realize.
- The final work perfectly captured the sculptor's vision.
Idioms
- To sculpt a career/life: To carefully shape or build one's career or life, as an artist shapes material.
- Over decades, she sculpted a career as one of the nation's leading artists.
Noun
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a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus
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an artist who creates sculptures
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