sculptor

noun

sculp·tor ˈskəlp-tər

: an artist who makes sculptures

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Barely out of her teens, the Black and Anishinaabe sculptor had already weathered racial prejudice, false accusations and the abrupt end of her education at Oberlin College. — Andrew Alexander, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Here the landscape was almost entirely about ice and rock, with the glacier acting as sculptor. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The couple's home is near the former San Francisco Art Institute, where prominent sculptor Ralph Stackpole taught for decades — leading Gittelsohn to believe the piece may have a connection to him or one of his students. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Zavataro has organized exhibitions centering interdisciplinary artist Linda Alterwitz, landscape painter Phyllis Shafer and sculptor Guillermo Bert, among others. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sculptor

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Latin, from sculpere

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1634, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sculptor was in 1634

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sculptor

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sculp·tor ˈskəlp-tər

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sculptor

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