French Phrases: French professions: creative, technical and performing arts

 French jobs index

un acteur	-	an actor
une actrice	-	an actress
un acteur enfant	-	a child actor
un(e) architecte	-	an architect
un(e) artiste	-	an artist
un chanteur	-	a male singer
une chanteuse	-	a female singer
un(e) cinéaste	-	a filmmaker
un compositeur	-	a male composer
une compositrice	-	a female composer
un(e) dessinateur (-trice)	-	a (drawing) artist; a draughtsman, technical drawer
un dessinateur de mode	-	a fashion designer
un dessinateur humoristique	-	a cartoonist
un écrivain	-	a writer
un modèle	-	a model
un(e) musicien(ne)	-	a musician
un(e) photographe	-	a photographer
un sculpteur1	-	a sculptor

 Suggest a change / proposez une modification

1. Be careful of the pronunciation of sculpteur: the p isn't pronounced!

Names of musicians in French

In a similar way to English, it is common in French to use the suffix -iste to refer to a musician playing a particular instrument. Here are some common terms:

un(e) batteur (-euse)	-	a drummer, percussionist
un(e) clarinettiste	-	a clarinettist
un(e) flûtiste	-	a flautist, flutist; a recorder player
un(e) guitariste	-	a guitarist
un(e) organiste	-	an organist
un(e) pianiste	-	a pianist
un(e) tromboniste	-	a trombonist

 Suggest a change / proposez une modification

• On-line French Dictionary
• Print French vocab flashcards
• French crosswords
• French wordsearches
• French worksheets
• On-line Spanish Dictionary
• French grammar tips
• Looking for a travel guide? See the French Products section of this web site.
• Spanish phrases