different between machinist vs craftsman

English

Etymology

From French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek ?????? (m?khan?, “machine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.??i.n?st/

Noun

machinist (plural machinists)

1. A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
2. One skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
3. A person who operates machinery.
4. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

Synonyms

• operator

Translations

Further reading

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

Dutch

Etymology

From French machiniste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??i?n?st/
• Hyphenation: ma?chi?nist

Noun

machinist m (plural machinisten, diminutive machinistje n)

1. A machine-operator, engineer; notably:
   1. locomotive operator
   2. steam engines operator on a vessel
   3. machinist, scenery operator in a theater

Derived terms

• machinistbankwerker m
• machinistenschool m
• machinist-leerling m
• scheepsmachinist m

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: masinis

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

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