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draftsperson

American  
[drafts-pur-suhn, drahfts-] / ˈdræftsˌpɜr sən, ˈdrɑfts- /

noun

  1. a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.


Gender

See -person.

Etymology

Origin of draftsperson

drafts(man) + -person

Example Sentences

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“Lempicka has been considered and diminished to a phenomenon pertaining to the Art Deco period, a phenomenon of decoration, of fashion, rather than a great painter and a fantastic draftsperson,” Rinaldi said.

From New York Times

“There are a lot of people who would have no clue that Laurie is a very fine draftsperson,” says Thompson.

From Washington Post

Dorothea closely resembles his mother, Jan. Like her screen counterpart, “my mom wanted to be a pilot, my mom was a draftsperson, my mom did carve cats out of wood,” he said.

From New York Times

But still, I’m a fairly seasoned draftsperson with, I thought, a reasonably solid grasp of cell biology.

From Scientific American