Dictionary

craftsman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• krăfts′-mən (General-American)
• /ˈkɹæftsmən/ (General-American)
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• /ˈkɹɐːftsmən/ (Australia)
• kräfts′-mən (Australia)
• kräfts′-mən (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɹɑːftsmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Middle English craft English craft English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English craftsman From craft + -s- + -man.

Meanings

1. One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.
   • But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
   • Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman. 1874, The Quarterly Review, volume 137, page 388:
   • 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. 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 232d:
2. 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. 2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, “Central Taiwan”, in The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 287:
3. A person who produces arts and crafts.

Forms

Coordinates

craftswoman

Deriveds

witchcraftsman · mastercraftsman · craftsmanship · craftsmanlike · master-craftsman · master craftsman · craftsmanly

Hypernyms

craftsperson · artisan

Relateds

handicraftsman

Translations (105)

ota صنعتكار (male artisan) · kmr hoste (male artisan) · hu mesterember (male artisan) · nb håndverker (male artisan) · vi nghệ nhân (male artisan) · la opifex (male artisan) · ckb وەستا (male artisan) · mi ringarehe (male artisan) · hy արհեստավոր (male artisan) · ar حِرْفِيّ (male artisan) · jv tukang (male artisan) · my ပညာသည် (male artisan) · la artifex (male artisan) · be раме́сьнік (male artisan) · cmn 匠 (male artisan) · cmn 男工匠 (male artisan) · ro meșteșugar (male artisan) · sh zanàtlija (male artisan) · gld пакси (male artisan) · sa ऋभु (male artisan) · fa-ira اُسْتاد (male artisan) · tg усто (male artisan) · it artefice (male artisan) · be раме́снік (male artisan) · ka ოსტატი (male artisan) · sl rokodelec (male artisan) · az sənətkar (male artisan) · lv amatnieks (male artisan) · ko 장인 (male artisan) · sk remeselnik (male artisan) · id tukang (male artisan) · uz hunarmand (male artisan) · ro artizan (male artisan) · tg санъаткор (male artisan) · ms pandai (male artisan) · xmf ორსანტი (male artisan) · ja 職人 (male artisan) · is handverksmaður (male artisan) · tr sanatkâr (male artisan) · scn articianu (male artisan) · ko 공장 (male artisan) · th ช่างฝีมือ (male artisan) · uz usta (male artisan) · kk қолөнерші (male artisan) · mnc ᡶᠠᡴᠰᡳ (male artisan) · it artigiano (male artisan) · grc τεχνίτης (male artisan) · cs řemeslník (male artisan) · hu műves (male artisan) · ur کارِیگَر (male artisan) · uk ремісни́к (male artisan) · ky кол өнөрчү (male artisan) · tr zanaatkar (male artisan) · mk занаетчија (male artisan) · hu kisiparos (male artisan) · el τεχνίτης (male artisan) · ja 工匠 (male artisan) · de Handwerker (male artisan) · tr usta (male artisan) · fa-ira صَنْعَتْگَر (male artisan) · ang cræftiga (male artisan) · cy crefftwr (male artisan) · tet badain (male artisan) · cu къзньникъ (male artisan) · hi कारीगर (male artisan) · da håndværker (male artisan) · yi בעל־מלאָכה (male artisan) · sh òbrtnīk (male artisan) · sva უ̂ოსტა̈ტ (male artisan) · sv hantverkare (male artisan) · sq zanatçi (male artisan) · gv keirdagh (male artisan) · pt artesão (male artisan) · cmn 工匠 (male artisan) · nan-hbl 廚工 /厨工 (male artisan) · sl obrtnik (male artisan) · sh о̀бртнӣк (male artisan) · izh ammattimees (male artisan) · ar صَانِع (male artisan) · fi käsityöläinen (male artisan) · vec artexan (male artisan) · nl vakman (male artisan) · bg занаятчи́я (male artisan) · egy U25-w-w-A1 (male artisan) · ca artesà (male artisan) · pl rzemieślnik (male artisan) · bbl ოსტატ (male artisan) · es fabro (male artisan) · mn дархан (male artisan) · ug ھۈنەرۋەن (male artisan) · sq mjeshtër (male artisan) · fa-ira اوسْتا (male artisan) · tr zanaatçı (male artisan) · fa-ira پیشِهوَر (male artisan) · bn কারিগর (male artisan) · sh зана̀тлија (male artisan) · ga fear ceirde (male artisan) · km សិប្បករ (male artisan) · lt amatininkas (male artisan) · fr artisan (male artisan) · tk senetçi (male artisan) · ms tukang (male artisan) · ar حِرَفِيّ (male artisan) · ru реме́сленник (male artisan) · et käsitööline (male artisan)