stylist /ˈstaɪlɪst/ noun4 •A designer. •A hairdresser. •A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style.If Doctor Johnson, that stilted and accomplished stylist, had lacked the sacred Boswell, what should we have known of him? — 1896 •An artist who has a particular distinctive style. formsstylists