craftsman
[krafts-muh n, krahfts-]
- a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
- an artist.
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Origin of craftsman
1325–75; Middle English craftes man man of skill, earlier craftman; compare Old English cræftiga craftsman, workman (derivative of cræftig crafty)
Synonyms
See more synonyms for craftsman on Thesaurus.com1. artificer, handicraftsman.
Usage note
See -man.
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Examples from the Web for craftsman
Contemporary Examples
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.
People take for granted how skilled he was as a craftsman, the simplicity of the writing, and how naturally it came.
Historical Examples
I was beginning to think you were a craftsman, but I believe you're an artist.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
He could picture the shining face of Craftsman, the Sunday editor, as he read it!
The DestroyerBurton Egbert Stevenson
The sun is a pointing finger to the craftsman—a disastrous lure to the ignorant.
The Fiery TotemArgyll Saxby
Vocational economics is the economics of the craftsman and of the shop.
College TeachingPaul Klapper
The reporter did something else which marked him as a craftsman.
From Place to PlaceIrvin S. Cobb
craftsman
- a member of a skilled trade; someone who practises a craft; artisan
- Also called: (fem) craftswoman an artist skilled in the techniques of an art or craft
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Word Origin and History for craftsman
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