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artisans

  • plural
    of artisan.
    artisan
    noun
    a person skilled in a utilitarian art, trade, or craft, especially one requiring manual skill; a craftsperson.

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WSJ spoke with archaeologists and artisans about the business.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

"My clients are all longstanding clients... Plus, as artisans, we don't really care much about those things."

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

In Colonial-era America, sculpture was a craft, not an art, its practitioners artisans who fashioned utilitarian objects like ships’ figureheads and shop signs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The route also brought artisans, laborers and slaves to the Spanish colony.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Now this day was done and the artisans were homeward bound.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw