craftsman

noun crafts·man \ ˈkraf(t)s-mən \

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Examples: craftsman in a Sentence

Definition of craftsman

1 : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft

2 : one who creates or performs with skill or dexterity especially in the manual arts

jewelry made by European craftsmen

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craftsmanlike

play \ˈkraf(t)s-mən-ˌlīk\ adjective

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craftsmanly

play \ˈkraf(t)s-mən-lē\ adjective

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craftsmanship

play \ˈkraf(t)s-mən-ˌship\ noun

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Examples of craftsman in a Sentence

Skilled craftsmen carved the enormous mantel.
He is a master craftsman who works with marble.
As a writer he has developed into a true craftsman.

Recent Examples of craftsman from the Web

And Margaret’s son David Linley, a furniture craftsman, counts John as a client, according to Town & Country.

— kate storey, Harper's BAZAAR, "Princess Diana and Elton John Had a Long and Complicated Relationship," 19 May 2018
This was to witness a virtuoso in action, a master craftsman expressing himself better than anyone in the history of baseball.

— dick enberg, SI.com, "Dick Enberg Recounts His Special Encounter with Ted Williams," 15 May 2018
Despite its sizable footprint, the house feels warm and welcoming—like a true craftsman.

— liz stinson, Curbed, "Cozy Craftsman gem asks $1.1M in Houston," 4 May 2018
The craftsmen-style homes of the surrounding neighborhood also struck Adler as the embodiment of California architecture.

— jared cowan, Los Angeles Magazine, "Revisiting the L.A. Locations from Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke 40 Years Later," 18 Apr. 2018
Tony Kushner, its craftsman and creator, is a genius.

— alex abad-santos, Vox, "What it’s like to watch Angels in America in an age of making America great again," 30 Mar. 2018
Spielberg is one of Hollywood’s consummate craftsmen and the ultimate genre polymath.

— stephanie zacharek, Time, "Steven Spielberg on the Glories and Limits of Nostalgia in Ready Player One," 29 Mar. 2018
And Mark Henderson, who is non-executive director of London Craft Week, says this connotation of heroism can be extended to other craftsmen and women.

— nicholas foulkes, Newsweek, "New Craftsmen Fete Traditional Arts in a Modern World," 30 Apr. 2016
And a craftsman who just wanted to put a grip on a stone tool wouldn’t have taken such care to stick to the center of the flake and avoid the edges.

— kiona n. smith, Ars Technica, "Neanderthals etched a message on this 36,000-year-old stone tool," 3 May 2018

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First Known Use of craftsman

13th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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craftsman Synonyms

Synonyms

artificer, artisan, crafter, craftsperson, handcraftsman, handicrafter, handicraftsman, handworker, tradesman;

Related Words

craftswoman;

artist, maker;

journeyman, master;

mechanic, operative, shaper, smith, technician, wright;

handyman, handyperson, workman;

CRAFTSMAN Defined for English Language Learners

craftsman

noun

Definition of craftsman for English Language Learners

: a person (especially a man) who makes beautiful objects by hand
: a person (especially a man) who is very skilled at doing something

CRAFTSMAN Defined for Kids

craftsman

noun crafts·man \ ˈkrafts-mən \

Definition of craftsman for Students

plural craftsmen \-mən\

1 : a person who works at a trade or handicraft

2 : a highly skilled worker

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