artisan

[ ahr-tuh-zuhn ]

/ ˈɑr tə zən /

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noun

a person skilled in a utilitarian art, trade, or craft, especially one requiring manual skill; a craftsperson.

a person or company that makes a high-quality or distinctive product in small quantities, usually by hand or using traditional methods: our favorite local food artisans.

adjective

pertaining to an artisan or the product of an artisan; artisanal: artisan beer.

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Origin of artisan

First recorded in 1530–40; from French, from Italian artigiano, equivalent to Latin artīt(us) “trained in arts and crafts” (past participle of artīre ) + Italian -iano (from Latin -iānus ); see art¹, -ite², -ian

synonym study for artisan

See artist.

OTHER WORDS FROM artisan

ar·ti·san·ship, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH artisan

artisan , artist, artiste (see synonym study at artist)

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How to use artisan in a sentence

Mr. Bachner stayed because he realized the city is filled with artisans and the possibilities fascinated him.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The robots can slice through stone and rough out vast blocks of stone while the artisans are sleeping.
Damien Hirst’s Army of Geppettos|Tim Teeman|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
None of the artisans Hetflaisz spent time with were resentful of the artists whose visions they spend their days interpreting.
Damien Hirst’s Army of Geppettos|Tim Teeman|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other artisans see purity and integrity in their craft and have no dream of becoming recognized as the author of their own work.
Damien Hirst’s Army of Geppettos|Tim Teeman|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yet for all artisans, there is an art in their craft, says Hetflaisz.
Damien Hirst’s Army of Geppettos|Tim Teeman|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in an incredibly short time the Pontellier house was turned over to the artisans.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The artisans of Bengal can weave, the Chinese boatmen can row, with its aid, and it adds much to facility in climbing.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Few children of independent labourers' families could at that date rise to be artisans.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
Thus, on April 15, 1112, the bourgeois merchants and artisans of the city of Laon were in gala since early morning.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
The French are very far behind the English in the ingenuity of the lower order of their artisans.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney

British Dictionary definitions for artisan

artisan

/ (ˈɑːtɪˌzæn, ˌɑːtɪˈzæn) /

noun

a skilled workman; craftsman

obsolete an artist

Derived forms of artisan

artisanal (ɑːˈtɪzənəl, ˈɑːtɪzənəl), adjective

Word Origin for artisan

C16: from French, from Old Italian artigiano, from arte art 1

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