draftsman
Americannoun
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draftsmen
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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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He began his 35-year career at the iconic American automaker in 1968 as a draftsman and retired as a product engineering design supervisor in 2003.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
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
Greene worked as a draftsman, civil technologist, steelworker and rock-band crew member before starting his career in theatre in the UK in the 1970s.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
When Holden returned to the U.S., he decided to become a draftsman.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
Titian himself was a fine draftsman and absorbed the influence of Michelangelo.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
"I think it is fascinating we have a list of plasterers and draftsmen," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
Under me I have an art director, then draftsmen, and production coordinator and the paint department and graphic designer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
She said they were afraid of being seen as mere draftsmen – and that would be too degrading.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2022
The talented Ramirez is one of the best draftsmen in editorial cartooning today, with opinions as sharp as his pen point.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
Luther Rice joined them, as did two draftsmen and the city of Chicago’s former bridge engineer, W. C. Hughes.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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