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ceramist

ceramist

1 6.9
A person who makes pots and other things from clay and hardens them by heating
  • noun
  • /səˈræmɪst/
translation icon : ceramista
  • Rivera painted below the main scene, of which the central one depicts the manufacture of clay effigies by both male and female ceramists (Fig. 14).
  • ceramist and sculptor
  • ceramist and painter
  • ceramists are artists

Examples

  • After years of practice, the aspiring ceramist finally opened her own shop to sell her creations.

  • The figure of Lothar measures 47 inches, and to fire such a piece of clay without cracking it would be a triumph even for a 21st century ceramist.

  • She's also an amazing ceramist.

    Blog text (21)
  • If you ask Magdalene Odundo why she became a ceramist, she will tell you it is "the love of clay."

    Academic text (1996)
  • While a visit from a local ceramist or string quartet might be nice, it was not the stuff of which rigorous, sequentially taught school arts programs were made.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Yumenoya Soba (011-81-98-048-4529; entrees $9 to $15) in Motobu has a cult following because its owner, a ceramist, makes only a few dozen bowls a day.

    Blog text (31)
  • A ceramic pot in the Japanese style by the painter and ceramist Laurent Bouvier represents the artist's interest in Japanese art, while a cast of an antique sculpture of Athena embodied the purity and truth of the Greek style.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In 1891, for example, the former president of the Union Central called upon the Chamber of Deputies to counsel closer alliance among architects, painters, sculptors, tapestry-makers, mosaicists, and ceramists.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The talented ceramist shaped the clay into beautiful vases at her studio.

  • As a celebrated ceramist, he often showcases his unique pottery at local art fairs.

Synonyms

potter
vsceramist
219 3.9

A person who shapes clay into pots and heats them to make them hard

also applies to making other clay objects beyond simple vessels
thrower
vsceramist
1 8.2

A person who shapes clay on a spinning wheel to make pottery

includes makers who use many techniques, not only wheel shaping
ceramicist
vsceramist
1 8.2

A person who makes objects from clay by shaping them and baking them in a hot oven

has identical meaning but differs in word form ending
potmaker
vsceramist
1 5.1

A person who shapes clay into pots and hardens them with heat

is broader, including artistic makers and nonjob creators of clay items

How Skilled

ceramist
1 6.9
hobbyist
12 3.5

Surface Forms

ceramist singular
ceramists plural

Morphology

ceramist = ceramic (transparent) = ceramic + ist

The meaning 'person who works with ceramics' is directly and predictably derived from 'ceramic' + '-ist'.

Etymology

Ceramist comes from the word ceramic, which goes back to an old Greek word for 'pottery' or 'clay'. So a ceramist is someone who shapes and bakes clay to make pots and other ceramic objects.