sculpturer

7.0

A person who makes art by shaping stone, metal or clay

noun
/ˈskʌlptʃər/

: escultor

The sculpturer spent months shaping the marble into a graceful statue for the city square.

Examples

The museum hosted an exhibition featuring the works of a renowned sculpturer from the 19th century.
As a child, she was inspired by a visit to a sculpturer's workshop.
The sculpturer unveiled her latest work yesterday.
Many famous sculpturers have exhibited their art in Paris.
The sculpturer spent months shaping the marble into a graceful statue for the city square.
The museum hosted an exhibition featuring the works of a renowned sculpturer from the 19th century.
As a child, she was inspired by a visit to a sculpturer's workshop.

Synonyms

sculptor

vssculpturer

52 3.5

A person who makes statues and other art by shaping stone, metal, or wood

is the general name for an artist who creates sculptures

carver

vssculpturer

7 4.6

An artist who cuts and shapes materials like wood and stone to make sculptures

uses any method to create sculptures not limited to cutting

sculptress

vssculpturer

Archaic

1 6.7

A woman who makes statues and other forms from stone, metal or wood

is the neutral non-gendered term for the same artist role

statue maker

vssculpturer

4.3

A person who shapes stone, metal, or clay into statues

focuses on creating sculptures generally rather than only statues

figurer

vssculpturer

8.2

A person who makes small models or statues from different materials

covers making sculptures broadly not only figure-shaped or small works

Surface Forms

sculpturer singular

sculpturers plural

Morphology

sculpturer = sculpt (transparent) = sculpt + er

Formed by the verb 'sculpt' + agentive suffix '-er', meaning 'one who sculpts'; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word sculpturer comes from the Latin verb sculpere, which means 'to carve', and the same root is in sculpture and sculpt. So a sculpturer is someone who carves or shapes stone, wood, or other materials into art.