different between craftsman vs wordsmith

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

English

Etymology

word +? smith

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /w??(?)dsm??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /w?dsm??/

Noun

wordsmith (plural wordsmiths)

1. One who uses words skillfully.

   She has always been known as a capable wordsmith, but in this latest novel she also shows surprising emotional depth.

Translations

See also

• prose stylist

Verb

wordsmith (third-person singular simple present wordsmiths, present participle wordsmithing, simple past and past participle wordsmithed)

1. To apply craftsman-like skills to word use.

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