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crafts⋅man

[krafts-muhn, krahfts-]
–noun, plural -men.
1. a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
2. an artist.

Origin:
1325–75; ME craftes man man of skill, earlier craftman; cf. OE cræftiga craftsman, workman (deriv. of cræftig crafty )


crafts⋅man⋅like, adjective
crafts⋅man⋅ly, adjective
crafts⋅man⋅ship, noun


1. artificer, handicraftsman.


See -man.
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crafts·man   (krāfts'mən)   
n.  A man who practices a craft with great skill.
crafts'man·like' adj., crafts'man·ly adj., crafts'man·ship' n.
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