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Sculptor
Pronunciation : Sculp"tor
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. sculptor, fr. sculpere, sculptum, to carve; cf. scalpere to cut, carve, scratch, and Gr. sculpteur.]
Definition : 1. One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture.
2. Hence, an artist who designs works of sculpture, his first studies and his finished model being usually in a plastic material, from which model the marble is cut, or the bronze is cast.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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