artist's model
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- noun
- /ˈɑrtɪsts ˈmɒdəl/
:
modelo de artista
- As an experienced artist's model, she knew how to capture the right expressions.
Examples
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The artist's model posed for the painter with grace and poise.
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You would make a wonderful artist's model.
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The artist's model who dreamed of being his muse and, thus, perhaps painting herself.
Fiction book (1994) -
On the strength of that experience, Matthew became an artist's model at Notre Dame.
Fiction book (1996) -
On the opposite side of the studio, the artist's model huddles behind a screen, having wrapped herself in some sort of fabric to hide her nudity.
Academic text (2007) -
Tina also worked as an artist's model and thus came to know Edward Weston (1920), who was already widely known as a remarkable and innovative photographer (Figure 1).
Academic text (1996) -
Every Saturday, the gallery showcases an artist's model who inspires local artists.
Synonyms
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A person who shows clothes or poses for photos
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A person or animal that stays still to be painted
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A person who stays still so an artist can draw or photograph them
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A person who poses for photos, often for fashion or ads
Surface Forms
Morphology
artist's + model
The meaning is directly compositional: 'artist's' indicates association/possession and 'model' is already 'a person who poses', so a learner who knows both words can infer 'a person who poses for an artist'. The possessive noun + noun pattern is a common and literal construction across languages, making the expression immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Artist's model The noun artist's model comes from the simple picture of a model sitting or standing still for an artist while they draw, paint, or sculpt. The model 'poses' so the artist can make a picture or statue, so the phrase means 'a person who poses for an artist'.