sanatkâr

Meaning

Noun

1. A person who performs in any art form; an artist.
2. A person who professionally creates work by hand; a craftsman.

Adj

One who does something masterfully.

Concepts

artist

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artificer

artisan

creative person

Synonyms

ressam

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sanatçı

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usta

sanatkar

Translations

artiste

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Artist

فنان

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Kunstmalerin

Könner

Künstler

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Artistin

Kunstmaler

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artista

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Kunstschaffende

Kunstschaffender

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καλλιτέχνης

رسام

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peintre

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فَنَّان

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sa.natˈcaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: صنعتكار

Cognate with Azerbaijani: sənətkar

Cognate with Northern Kurdish: sinetkar

Cognate with Uyghur: سەنئەتكار

Cognate with Uzbek: san'atkor

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صنعتكار (sanʿatkar, “a tradesman, an artisan, an artist”), from Arabic صَنْعَة (ṣanʕa, “art, craft”) + Persian کار (kâr, “work, occupation, one who does”). Equivalent to sanat + -kâr. Cognates with Azerbaijani sənətkar, Northern Kurdish sinetkar, Uyghur سەنئەتكار (sen'etkar), Uzbek san'atkor.