sculptor

noun

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

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Rudolph Tegner’s Museum & Statue Park Be prepared to be awestruck by this amazing collection of 300 works by Danish sculptor, Rudolph Tegner. Lois Alter Mark, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 The show also features art works collected by Worth, including a marble bust by Marcello, the pseudonym of Swiss sculptor, painter and aristocrat Adèle d’Affry. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 May 2025 Emese Gábor, a facial reconstruction specialist and portrait sculptor based in Hungary, spoke with Fox News Digital about the discovery. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025 Just two are represented in the sale, though both are icons: sculptor Barbara Hepworth, with The Family of Man: Ancestor II (4), and painter Agnes Martin, with The Peach (3). Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sculptor

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 May. 2025.

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sculptor

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

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