sculptor

noun

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

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The brand has partnered with Onna House, which champions female artists, and filled the Bruton Street store with Lattice Orb and Vessels by the stylist and sculptor Deborah Brett. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Legend has it that, in Ancient Greece, the acanthus leaf inspired the sculptor Callimachus to carve the first Corinthian capital, bringing nature into classical stonework. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 Picasso’s Tête de femme (Dora Maar), 1941; Tête de femme, 1939–40; and Couple, 1969 will also hit the block, with fifteenth-century sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider’s undated sculpture Saint Catherine rounding out the trove. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Oct. 2026 Lowen heads up to the Crawford home in Vermont, which is a stunning, if not foreboding, contemporary house by Danish sculptor and designer Jens Quistgaard that’s pretty much hidden in woods. — Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sculptor

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from sculpere

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sculptor was in 1634

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sculptor

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

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