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nonartist

nonartist noun: one who is not an artist (creator of art).

Noun

nonartist (plural nonartists)

  1. One who is not an artist (creator of art).
    • The gift-giving nature of the exchange feels nice and pokes gently at art world economics. Mr. Ovelman is the subject of the portraits here, but they are all by nonartists.2007 February 3, Holland Cotter, “To Explore Race, Sometimes You Focus on the Explorer”, in New York Times

Forms of nonartist

pluralnonartists

Origin of nonartist

From non- + artist.

Questions about nonartist

What does nonartist mean?
Nonartist means one who is not an artist (creator of art).
What part of speech is nonartist?
Nonartist is a noun.
What is the plural of nonartist?
The plural of nonartist is nonartists.

Words near nonartist in the dictionary

  1. nonarticular
  2. nonarticulated
  3. nonarticulation
  4. nonartificial
  5. nonartillery
  6. nonartist
  7. nonartistic
  8. nonartists
  9. nonarts
  10. nonary
  11. nonarylating

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