draftsman
Americannoun
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a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
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a person who draws sketches, plans, or designs.
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an artist exceptionally skilled in drawing.
Matisse was a superb draftsman.
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a person who draws up documents.
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See -man.
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Greene had several jobs, including draftsman and steelworker, before becoming an actor in the 1970s.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
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 • Nov. 2, 2025
Stingingly, the article shows readers some examples of Hitler’s own work, the rather stodgy and static products of a draftsman who aspires to art.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
The catalog entry for that exhibition, by Carmen C. Bambach, the Met’s curator of drawings and prints, describes it as “the only surviving manifestation of Michelangelo’s skill as a draftsman in large scale.”
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
If he gets good enough, he can earn money by being a draftsman.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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