draughtsman
Origin of draughtsman
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How to use draughtsman in a sentence
The draughtsman of this dignified little Act it is clear was greatly addicted to capitals.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIn an army thoroughly disorganised a good draughtsman with an eye for country was no despicable asset.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThis drawing touches the highest level of the draughtsman's art and demonstrates the unique power of the pencil in a master hand.
Raemaekers' Cartoons | Louis RaemaekersThe stone is, however, decayed, and it is possible that it is the draughtsman who has blundered.
In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious | W.T. (William Thomas) VincentSurely, it has been confidently argued, this draughtsman must be no other than the true Finiguerra himself.
British Dictionary definitions for draughtsman
US draftsman
/ (ˈdrɑːftsmən) /
Also called (feminine): draughtswoman a person who practises or is qualified in mechanical drawing, employed to prepare detailed scale drawings of machinery, buildings, devices, etc
Also called (feminine): draughtswoman a person skilled in drawing
British any of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts: US and Canadian equivalent: checker
Derived forms of draughtsman
- draughtsmanship or US draftsmanship, noun
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