loftsman

American

[lawfts-muhn, lofts-] / ˈlɔfts mən, ˈlɒfts- /

noun

Shipbuilding.

a person who prepares molds and patterns.

loftsman British

/ ˈlɒftsmən /

noun

a person who reproduces in actual size a draughtsman's design for a ship or an aircraft, working on the floor of a building ( mould loft ) with a large floor area

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Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

loftsmen

plural

Etymology

Origin of loftsman

First recorded in 1900–05; loft + 's ¹ + man

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