artist
noun
[ ˈɑːtɪst ]
• a person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
• a person who habitually practises a specified reprehensible activity.
• "rip-off artists"
Origin:
early 16th century (denoting a master of the liberal arts): from French artiste, from Italian artista, from arte ‘art’, from Latin ars, art- .