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ar·ti·san 
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| a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson. |
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artisan
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n. A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson. [Probably French, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artitiānus, from Latin artītus, skilled in the arts, past participle of artīre, to instruct in the arts, from ars, art-, art; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] ar'ti·san·al (är'tĭ-zə-nəl, -sə-, är'tĭ-zān'əl) adj., ar'ti·san·ship' n. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
artisan
1538, from It. artesano, from V.L. artitianus, from L. artitus, pp. of artire "to instruct in the arts," from ars (gen. artis) "art" (see art (n.)).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| artisan | |
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| a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn: craftsman] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
artisan [ˈaːtizӕn, (American) -zn] noun
a skilled workman
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Artisan
Ar*tif"i*cer\, n. [Cf. F. artificier, fr. LL. artificiarius.]1. An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith. 2. One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or framer. "Artificer of fraud." --Milton. The great Artificer of all that moves. --Cowper. 3. A cunning or artful fellow. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 4. (Mil.) A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory. Syn: Artisan; artist. See Artisan.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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