Definition of draftsman
1 : a person who draws plans and sketches (as of machinery or structures)
2 : a person who draws legal documents or other writings
3 : an artist who excels in drawing
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Examples of draftsman in a Sentence
Her use of color is not outstanding, but she is a first-rate draftsman.
Recent Examples of draftsman from the Web
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U.S. Steel later hired Comer as its first black draftsman, Dillard said.
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Tomlin’s skill as a draftsman is an important part of his method.
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In this smudgy black-and-white film, a hunky young Alan Bates plays Vic Brown, an industrial draftsman and scruffy roughneck from Manchester who begins a fumbling romance with Ingrid (June Ritchie), a pretty stenographer who works at the plant.
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The draftsman designs the plant and the lead engineer does the electric power requirement things.
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A grey draftsman’s table serves as a projection screen for another video, introduced by Emma Watson, praising the hard work of the art department, with sections especially designed to be shown on certain areas of the table –
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First Known Use of draftsman
1663
DRAFTSMAN Defined for English Language Learners
draftsman
playDefinition of draftsman for English Language Learners
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: a person whose job is to make drawings that will be used to make machines, buildings, etc.
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: someone who writes an official or legal document (such as a law) based on the ideas that have been officially discussed
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: an artist who draws well
Law Dictionary
draftsman
playLegal Definition of draftsman
: a person who prepares or composes legal or legislative documents
draftsmanship
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