artisan

ar·ti·san

noun
\ˈär-tə-zən, -sən, chiefly British ˌär-tə-ˈzan\

Definition of ARTISAN

1

: a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson

2

: one that produces something (as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional methods

— ar·ti·san·al \-zə-n^əl, -sə-, -ˈza-\ adjective

— ar·ti·san·ship \-ˌship\ noun

Examples of ARTISAN

1. They sell rugs made by local artisans.
2. <we visited a re-created 19th-century New England village that features an array of artisans—a cooper, a carpenter, a blacksmith, a potter, a glassblower>

Origin of ARTISAN

Middle French, from northern Italian dialect form of Tuscan artigiano, from arte art, from Latin art-, ars

First Known Use: 1538

Related to ARTISAN

Synonyms: artificer, crafter, craftsman, craftsperson, handcraftsman, handicrafter, handicraftsman, handworker, tradesman

Related Words: craftswoman; artist, maker; journeyman, master; mechanic, operative, shaper, smith, technician, wright; handyman, handyperson, workman

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Other Handicraft Terms

biscuit, darn, tambour, wrought

Rhymes with ARTISAN

bartizan, partisan