craftsman

[krafts-muhn, krahfts-]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR craftsman ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural crafts·men.

a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.

an artist.

Nearby words

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 FOR craftsman

1. artificer, handicraftsman.

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR craftsman ON THESAURUS.COM

Related formscrafts·man·like, adjectivecrafts·man·ly, adjectivecrafts·man·ship, noun

Usage note

See -man.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for craftsman

It gave him, writes Sykes, “the ability to become his own craftsman.”
The Many Lives of Artist David Hockney|William O’Connor|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are 17 processes herein, which collectively take four years for a craftsman to master.
Behind the Wheel of the Bespoke Bentley|Zoe Settle|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People take for granted how skilled he was as a craftsman, the simplicity of the writing, and how naturally it came.
Joe McGinniss: The Hide of an Alligator, And Then Some|Lloyd Grove|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Besides having the knowledge of a craftsman, Govier is a singer of old songs.
Thomas Hardy's Dorset|Robert Thurston Hopkins

On hearing the words of the gods, the heart of Marduk moved him to carry out the works of a craftsman.
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation|British Museum
She wanted it desperately, as any craftsman, with creative instinct, longs for the tools of his trade.
Loyal to the School|Angela Brazil
Here Lug arrives at the gates of Tara and offers his services as a craftsman.
The Religion of the Ancient Celts|J. A. MacCulloch
Morel, like Brunelleschi, was an architect as well as a craftsman in bronze.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3)|Leonard Williams

British Dictionary definitions for craftsman

craftsman

noun plural -men

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

Derived Formscraftsmanlike, adjectivecraftsmanly, adjectivecraftsmanship, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for craftsman

craftsman

mid-14c., craftes man, from genitive of craft (n.) + man (n.1). Written as one word from late 14c. Old English had cræftiga in this sense. Related: Craftsmanship.

craftsman

noun, plural crafts·men.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of craftsman

Usage note

Examples from the Web for craftsman

craftsman

noun plural -men

craftsman