Artist

Another look at the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary:

Main Entry: art·ist
Pronunciation: 'är-tist
Function: noun
Date: circa 1507
1 a : obsolete : one skilled or versed in learned arts b : archaic : PHYSICIAN c : archaic : ARTISAN
2 a : one who professes and practices an imaginative art b : a person skilled in one of the fine arts
3 : a skilled performer; especially : ARTISTE
4 : one who is adept at something