gallerist
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The owner or operator of an art gallery
Example Sentences
- "Artists become gallerists in order to ensure a viewing."
- "Gallerist: Currently favored title for someone who owns a gallery. Avoids unpleasant associations with ownership (ie the tarnishing of one’s passion for art with the metallic hues of hard cash); also suggests a certain affinity with the word ‘artist’. West Coast: Used by East Coast critics, gallerists, and collectors to describe anything produced west of the Hudson …"
- "It’s an aesthetic that particularly appeals to the art dealers and gallerists who were scouring the Milan fringe shows for new talent last week."