sculptor

[ skuhlp-ter ]

noun

, genitive Sculp·to·ris [skuhlp-, tawr, -is, -, tohr, -].

1. a person who practices the art of sculpture.
2. genitive Sculptoris [skuhlp-, tawr, -is, -, tohr, -]. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. a southern constellation between Phoenix and Cetus.

Sculptor

¹

/ ˈskʌlptə /

noun

1. a faint constellation in the S hemisphere between Phoenix and Cetus

sculptor

²

/ ˈskʌlptə /

noun

1. a person who practises sculpture

Word History and Origins

Origin of sculptor¹

First recorded before 1625–35; from Latin, equivalent to sculp(ere) “to carve” + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

Like sculptors, you don’t take a block of marble then add another block halfway through.

From Nautilus

Against the warnings of his partner, the sculptor Edmund Kara, and his friends, he decided to tell Duke in person that he was quitting.

From Washington Blade

Even then, whether a sculptor chooses chimpanzee or human muscles as their starting point can produce very different outcomes.

From Science News

They’re like blank canvases for these artists and sculptors and gardeners.

From Freakonomics

Frankel and Mougne, who are sculptors, and Williams, a painter, all produce sleek, stylish abstractions.

From Washington Post

Szymon Oltarzewski is a Polish-born artisan who is also a sculptor in his own right.

From The Daily Beast

My mother is a sculptor (the sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld) and my father is a writer.

From The Daily Beast

Sculptor John Raimondi filed a separate federal complaint for a very similar situation.

From The Daily Beast

Now every Long Island divorcee thinks she can come and be a sculptor.

From The Daily Beast

They also met with sculptor Ron Nagle, best known for abstraction.

From The Daily Beast

He was a great friend of the distinguished American sculptor, Mr. Story, and was a frequent visitor at his house.

From Project Gutenberg

Jacques Pradier died near Paris, aged 54; the most distinguished sculptor of his day in France.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1839 the sculptor Dorlange-Sallenauve knew of Bixiou and complained of his slanders.

From Project Gutenberg

The leading sculptor for this unusually beautiful memorial was Leo Friedlander.

From Project Gutenberg

This unusual condition of his daughter was a real grief to the sculptor; but this grief was of short duration.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• artist
• carver