Artisan

//ˈɑɹtɪzən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.

    "One or two works, particularly those of Babcock & Wilcox, are on the Renfrew line, and the passenger services are run to suit the artisan rather than the businessman travelling daily to the city."

  2. 2
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who displays great dexterity.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Artisanal. not-comparable

    "Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves)."

Synonyms

All synonyms
craftsmanadeptadmirable crichtonaeromechanicapprenticeartificer

Example

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"My artisan pride cannot tolerate such sloppiness."

Etymology

From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

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