artiste Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a public performer (a dancer or singer)

WordNet

Ar*tiste" noun
Etymology
F. See Artist.
Definitions
  1. One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook. ✍ This term should not be confounded with the English word artist.

Webster 1913