as in artisan
a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands
if you want good work, hire a craftsman
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Recent Examples of craftsman
He's been around and really is an amazing writer, amazing craftsman, really understands the industry, and was really able to dig into these characters.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
He is said to have created the rice dish plov to heal a young prince who was lovesick after being banned from marrying a craftsman’s daughter.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
This lyrical short profiles a visionary craftsman steeped in myth, music, and mystery.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Completed in 1939, Fallingwater, its guesthouse and its service quarters were built almost entirely by local craftsmen using materials quarried on site.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
He is said to have created the rice dish plov to heal a young prince who was lovesick after being banned from marrying a craftsman’s daughter.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
This lyrical short profiles a visionary craftsman steeped in myth, music, and mystery.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Completed in 1939, Fallingwater, its guesthouse and its service quarters were built almost entirely by local craftsmen using materials quarried on site.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craftsman
Noun
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Chu was speaking with Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay at the Middleburg Film Festival, where he was honored alongside his go-to cinematographer Alice Brooks and editor Myron Kerstein with the Creative Collaborators Award.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The program employs more than 700 women artisans who produce handwoven bands adorning each Zacapa bottle.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Local artist Talita Swarts is a walking encyclopedia of the African diaspora; guests can take a VIP tour with her through everything from the building’s architecture—the shape of the main atrium was built to mimic a single corn kernel—to individual exhibition pieces.—
Emily Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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That happiness doesn’t just extend to KATSEYE’s nods, but also to her fellow best new artist nominees, which include friends of the band like Addison Rae, sombr and Alex Warren.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
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Both Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, the makers of Wegovy and Zepbound, respectively, already sell their drug directly to consumers for $499 a month.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked a federal judge to issue a restraining order against the makers of Tylenol to force them to immediately stop advertising to consumers that in consultation with a doctor the pain reliever is safe for pregnant women and young children to use.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The patacabra wooden tool, which is used to set folds and seams on leather goods and is personal to each craftsperson, is also given star treatment here.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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As in Shakespeare, the actor as storyteller, as craftsperson, must be present at all times, fully awake and galloping alongside a character that’s fully embodied.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Craftsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craftsman. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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