sculp|tor

sculp|tor
sculp|tor «SKUHLP tuhr», noun.
a person who makes figures, as by carving, modeling, or casting; artist in sculpture. Sculptors usually make statues of marble or other stone, wood, bronze, clay, wax, or a substance like any of these.
[< Latin sculptor, -ōris, variant of scalptor < scalpere to carve]
Sculp|tor «SKUHLP tuhr», noun, genitive Sculp|to|ris.
a southern constellation near Phoenix.
[short for New Latin (Apparatus) Sculptoris]

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  • Sculp|tor — «SKUHLP tuhr», noun. a person who makes figures, as by carving, modeling, or casting; artist in sculpture. Sculptors usually make statues of marble or other stone, wood, bronze, clay, wax, or a substance like any of these. ╂[< Latin sculptor,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sculp·tor — /ˈskʌlptɚ/ noun, pl tors [count] : a person who makes sculptures …   Useful english dictionary

  • sculp — ex·sculp·tate; in·sculp; sculp·er; sculp·ti·to·ry; sculp·tor; sculp·tress; sculp·tur·al; sculp·tur·er; sculp·tur·esque; sculp; sculp·ture; sculp·tur·al·ly; sculp·tur·esque·ly; …   English syllables

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • sculptor — sculp·tor …   English syllables

  • sculptor — sculp•tor [[t]ˈskʌlp tər[/t]] n. fia a person who sculptures • Etymology: 1625–35; < L, =sculp(ere) to carve + tor tor …   From formal English to slang

  • sculptor — sculp|tor [ˈskʌlptə US ər] n someone who makes sculptures …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sculptor — sculp|tor [ skʌlptər ] noun count an artist who makes SCULPTURES …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Sculptor — Sculp tor, n. [L. sculptor, fr. sculpere, sculptum, to carve; cf. scalpere to cut, carve, scratch, and Gr. ? to carve: cf. F. sculpteur.] 1. One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • LEONI, Leone — (LEONI, Leone(c. 1509 1590) and Pompeo (c. 1533 1608) Leone Leoni and his son Pompeo were Italian sculptors and medalists whose most famous works were done for the Habsburg monarchs, particularly Holy Roman Emperor Charles V* and his son, Philip… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

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