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starving artist

starving artist noun: a person who works as an artist or performer despite making little or no money for it, therefore suffering in poverty.

Noun

starving artist (plural starving artists)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who works as an artist or performer despite making little or no money for it, therefore suffering in poverty.

Forms of starving artist

pluralstarving artists

Questions about starving artist

What does starving artist mean?
Starving artist means a person who works as an artist or performer despite making little or no money for it, therefore suffering in poverty.
What part of speech is starving artist?
Starving artist is a noun.
What is the plural of starving artist?
The plural of starving artist is starving artists.

Words near starving artist in the dictionary

  1. starvest
  2. starveth
  3. starvin'
  4. starvin' Marvin
  5. starving
  6. starving artist
  7. starving artists
  8. starving the beast
  9. Starving Time
  10. starvingly
  11. starvings

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