How to Pronounce "starving artist"
expression
STAR-ving AR-tist
STAR-ving AR-tist
Definition
A 'starving artist' is an artist who struggles to make enough money to live, often because it is hard to sell their work. The phrase is used for painters, writers, musicians, and other creative people who have financial difficulties.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/ /ˈɑɹtəst/, /ˈɑɹtɪst
British English
stˈɑːvɪŋ/ /ˈɑːtɪst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STAR-ving AR-tist
UK
STAR-ving AR-tist
Listen in Context
He is a starving artist trying to sell his paintings.
Many famous painters started as starving artists.
She does not want to be a starving artist, so she has a second job.
I was living like a starving artist in New York, just scraping by.