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craftsman
[ krafts-muhn ]
noun
- a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
Synonyms: handicraftsman, artificer
- an artist.
craftsman
/ ˈkrɑːftsmən /
noun
- a member of a skilled trade; someone who practises a craft; artisan
- Also calledfemcraftswoman an artist skilled in the techniques of an art or craft
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Gender Note
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Derived Forms
- ˈcraftsmanˌship, noun
- ˈcraftsmanˌlike, adjective
- ˈcraftsmanly, adjective
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Other Words From
- crafts·man·like adjective
- crafts·man·ly adjective
- crafts·man·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of craftsman1
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Example Sentences
It gave him, writes Sykes, “the ability to become his own craftsman.”
There are 17 processes herein, which collectively take four years for a craftsman to master.
A professional craftsman was recruited to build the rowboat.
The artist, instead of a mere craftsman, was beginning to be revered as something quite different.
People take for granted how skilled he was as a craftsman, the simplicity of the writing, and how naturally it came.
A fine piece of woodwork is often spoiled by the amateur craftsman when starting a cut with a saw.
"You're supposed to be our combination inventor-craftsman," he said to George.
The reporter did something else which marked him as a craftsman.
Perhaps the Homeric chief may have sometimes been a craftsman like the heroes of the Sagas, great sword-smiths.
A more cunning craftsman than myself has told us that the less we track human life the more cheerily we shall speak of it.
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