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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Pricks skin of patron, using needled electric tool, that inserts indelible nontoxic pigment into skin to form decorative or ornamental design: Shaves area to receive tattoo and washes it, using germicidal soap. Presses charcoal-coated stencil, draws design, or traces pattern of design onto skin of patron, to mark outline of design. Dips needles of tool into colored pigment solution and presses needles into skin to insert indelible pigment into skin following outline of design. Applies sterile dressing to area. Sterilizes needles in steam-heated cabinet (sterilizer). Mixes nontoxic colored pigments according to formula. Adjusts and repairs needled electric tool, using handtools, such as screwdrivers and pliers. May draw original designs on paper, trace designs onto acetate sheet, and cut out design to form pattern or stencil, using stylus and knife. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Signs and trailer with tattoo artist on highway near Fort Beauregard. Alexandria, Louisiana. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
tattoo artist | 499 |
become a tattoo artist | 26 |
new york tattoo artist | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "TATTOO ARTIST"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 彫り物師 (carver, engraver). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | ほりものし (carver, engraver). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | attootay artistay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-o-o-r-s-t-t-t-t-t" | |
-3 letters: tattooist. | |
-5 letters: risotto, tattoos. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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