different between bespoke vs artisan

English

Etymology

In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??sp??k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /b??spo?k/
• Hyphenation: be?spoke
• Rhymes: -??k

Adjective

bespoke (not comparable)

1. Individually or custom made.
   • 1983, Kurt Andersen, “Her Majesty in Mellowland,” Time, 7 March, 1983,^[1]

     Marc Valeric, a Beverly Hills milliner, sold 125 bespoke hats in two weeks to women desperate to dress properly for royal receptions.

   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 10,

     People gathered round, since it was something of an event, their MP, in his bespoke pinstripe and red tie, clutching an old Wellington boot and about to hurl it through the air.

   • 2016, "The Tube: Going Underground", Season 1, Episode 6

     There are 436 escalators in the London Underground, and every one is totally bespoke.

   • 2017 "Elements Part 2: Bespoken For", Adventure Time

     You need to get a nice bespoked suit. "Bespoke" means i's custom-made to fit your specific dimensions and emphasize what's flattering about your shape.

2. Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.

   a bespoke tailor

Usage notes

Primarily used for tailoring, now also used more generally, as an alternative term for custom-made, notably for software, as in a “bespoke solution”.

Synonyms

• See also: Thesaurus:custom-made
• custom
• custom made
• purpose-built
• tailored

Translations

Verb

bespoke

1. simple past tense of bespeak
2. (archaic) past participle of bespeak

References

English

Alternative forms

• artizan (obsolete)

Etymology

From French artisan, from Medieval Latin *art?ti?nus, from Latin art?tus (“skilled”), past participle of arti? (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???(?)t?z?n/, /???(?)t?zæn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???t?z?n/, /???t?s?n/

Noun

artisan (plural artisans)

1. A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
2. A person who displays great dexterity.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

artisan (not comparable)

1. artisanal

Further reading

• artisan in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• artisan in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• artisan at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Sartain, Sinatra, Taranis, Trainas, antiars, astrain, sartain, tasiRNA, tasirna, tsarian, tsarina

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *art?ti?nus, from Latin art?tus (“skilled”), past participle of arti? (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.ti.z??/

Noun

artisan m (plural artisans, feminine artisane)

1. artisan (manual worker)
2. (figuratively) creator; innovator; inventor

Further reading

• “artisan” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

From French artisan, from Medieval Latin *art?ti?nus, from Latin art?tus (“skilled”), past participle of arti? (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ar?tisan]
• Hyphenation: ar?ti?san

Noun

artisan (first-person possessive artisanku, second-person possessive artisanmu, third-person possessive artisannya)

1. artisan

Related terms

Further reading

• “artisan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.