Craftsman

//ˈkɹɑːftsmən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.

    "Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman."

  2. 2
    A building built in the Craftsman architectural style
  3. 3
    a male creator of great skill in the manual arts wordnet
  4. 4
    A person who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.

    "Yeh Wang (1826-1889), a master craftsman born in Chiayi, founded the Taiwanese branch of the industry, and though his work is rare these days, you can still see some of his original figures in Ciji Temple in Syuejia near Tainan (see p.333).[...]Chiayi is still home to numerous koji craftsmen - in addition to its vibrant colours, koji is unique in that everything is handmade."

  5. 5
    a male professional whose work is consistently of high quality wordnet
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  1. 6
    A person who produces arts and crafts.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of an architectural style prominent in the United States in the early 20th century. not-comparable

Example

More examples

"A good craftsman takes pride in his work."

Etymology

From craft + -s- + -man.

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