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craftsman

English

Alternative forms

  • craftman

Etymology

craft +? -s- +? -man

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kr?fts-m?n

Noun

craftsman (plural craftsmen)

  1. One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.
    • 1874, The Quarterly Review (volume 137, page 388)
      Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman.
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 232d.
      And if someone wants to know how to make objections to actual craftsmen themselves on the subject of art in general or any particular art, there are published treatises available, as you know.
  2. A person who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
  3. A person who produces arts and crafts.

Coordinate terms

  • craftswoman

Hypernyms

  • artisan
  • (rare) craftsperson

Translations

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handicraft

English

Etymology

For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; Old English handcræft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?hænd?k?æft/, /?hænd?k???ft/

Noun

handicraft (countable and uncountable, plural handicrafts)

  1. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Joseph Addison to this entry?)
  2. An artifact produced by handicraft.
  3. (rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
    • 1672, John Dryden, The Assignation, or Love in a Nunnery
      the Handicrafts-Shops begin to open

Synonyms

  • handcraft

Derived terms

  • handicrafted
  • handicrafting

Translations

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  • what handicraft can you do
  • what handicraft is famous in bohol
  • what handicraft making is famous
  • what handicrafts sell best
  • what handicraft can i do
  • what is handicraft and examples
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