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make-up artist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who applies makeup and prosthetics for theatrical, television, film, fashion, magazines and similar productions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: visagiste

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: grimeerder — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 化妝師 /化妆师 (huàzhuāngshī) — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Czech: vizážista — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Czech: vizážistka — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Dutch: grimeur — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Dutch: grimeuse — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Finnish: maskeeraaja — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Finnish: meikkaaja — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • French: maquilleur — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • French: maquilleuse — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • French: visagiste — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • German: Visagist — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • German: Visagistin — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • German: Maskenbildner — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • German: Maskenbildnerin — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • German: Film- und Bühnencosmetologe — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • German: Film- und Bühnencosmetologin — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Greek: μακιγιέζ (makigiéz) — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Icelandic: sminka — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Italian: truccatore — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Italian: truccatrice — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Kazakh: әрлеушi (ärleuşi) — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Polish: makijażysta — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Polish: makijażystka — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Polish: charakteryzator — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Polish: charakteryzatorka — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Portuguese: maquiador — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Romanian: machior — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Romanian: machioră — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Romanian: machieur — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Romanian: machieuză — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Russian: гримёр (grimjór) — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Slovak: vizážista — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Slovak: vizážistka — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Spanish: maquillador — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Spanish: maquilladora — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Spanish: maquillista — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Swedish: sminkör — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Swedish: sminkös — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Swedish: maskör — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Turkish: makyör — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions
  • Turkish: makyöz — artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions