draftsman

American  

[drafts-muhn, drahfts-] / ˈdræfts mən, ˈdrɑfts- /

British, draughtsman

noun

plural

draftsmen

1. a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.

2. a person who draws sketches, plans, or designs.

3. an artist exceptionally skilled in drawing.

   Matisse was a superb draftsman.

4. a person who draws up documents.

5. draughtsman.

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draftsman British  

/ ˈdrɑːftsmən /

noun

1. the usual US spelling of draughtsman draughtsman

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Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

• draftsmanship noun

Etymology

Origin of draftsman

First recorded in 1655–65; draft + 's ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Greene had several jobs, including draftsman and steelworker, before becoming an actor in the 1970s.

From BBC

He said he walked into an engineering firm and asked to be hired at the lowest possible salary as a junior draftsman.

From The Wall Street Journal

Greene worked as a draftsman, civil technologist, steelworker and rock-band crew member before starting his career in theatre in the UK in the 1970s.

From BBC

A precocious draftsman, Goff began working at a Tulsa, Okla., architecture firm at age 12 and by 22 had designed what is still one of Tulsa’s great monuments: the bursting-with-wild-detail Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.

From Los Angeles Times

When Holden returned to the U.S., he decided to become a draftsman.

From Los Angeles Times