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A male artisan.
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.
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Craftsman — may refer to: Craftsman (tools), a brand of tools Master craftsman, an artisan who practices a handicraft or trade a style of architecture and furniture arising from the British Arts and crafts style American Craftsman style, an American domestic … Wikipedia
craftsman — crafts‧man [ˈkrɑːftsmən ǁ ˈkræfts ] noun craftsmen PLURALFORM [ mən] [countable] JOBS a skilled male worker in a job that involves making things with your hands: • Each drawer is individually finished by craftsmen to bring out the full beauty of… … Financial and business terms
Craftsman — Crafts man (kr?fts man), n.; pl. {Craftsmen} ( men). One skilled in some trade or manual occupation; an artificer; a mechanic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
craftsman — index artisan, practitioner Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
craftsman — mid 14c., craftes man, from CRAFT (Cf. craft) + MAN (Cf. man). Written as one word from late 14c. O.E. had cræftiga in this sense. Related: Craftsmanship … Etymology dictionary
craftsman — handicraftsman, mechanic, artisan, *worker, workman, workingman, laborer, hand, operative, roustabout … New Dictionary of Synonyms
craftsman — (or craftswoman) ► NOUN ▪ a worker skilled in a particular craft. DERIVATIVES craftsmanship noun … English terms dictionary
craftsman — [krafts′mən, kräfts′mən] n. pl. craftsmen [krafts′mən, kräfts′mən] 1. a worker in a skilled trade; artisan 2. any highly skilled, painstaking, technically dexterous worker, specif. in the manual arts craftsmanship n … English World dictionary
craftsman — n. a master craftsman * * * [ krɑːftsmən] a master craftsman … Combinatory dictionary
craftsman — [[t]krɑ͟ːftsmən, kræ̱ft [/t]] craftsmen N COUNT A craftsman is a man who makes things skilfully with his hands. The table in the kitchen was made by a local craftsman … English dictionary
craftsman — UK [ˈkrɑːftsmən] / US [ˈkræftsmən] noun [countable] Word forms craftsman : singular craftsman plural craftsmen UK [ˈkrɑːftsmən] / US [ˈkræftsmən] a man who makes beautiful or practical objects using his hands … English dictionary
