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craftsman
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crafts·man  (krftsmn)
n.
A man who practices a craft with great skill.

craftsman·like adj.
craftsman·ly adj.
craftsman·ship n.

craftsman [ˈkrɑːftsmən]
n pl -men
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) a member of a skilled trade; someone who practises a craft; artisan
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) Also called (fem) craftswoman an artist skilled in the techniques of an art or craft
craftsmanly  adj
craftsmanship  n
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Noun1.craftsman - a professional whose work is consistently of high quality; "as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"
professional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions
2.craftsman - a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen"
creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things
3.craftsmancraftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
beautician, cosmetician - someone who works in a beauty parlor
bookbinder - a worker whose trade is binding books
bricklayer - a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
clockmaker, clocksmith - someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
coachbuilder - a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles
construction worker, hard hat - a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.
barrel maker, cooper - a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
coppersmith - someone who makes articles from copper
currier - a craftsman who curries leather for use
die-sinker, diemaker, diesinker - someone who makes dies
glassblower - someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass
glassworker, glazer, glazier, glass cutter, glass-cutter - someone who cuts flat glass to size
gold-beater, goldbeater - an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf
hairdresser, hairstylist, styler, stylist - someone who cuts or beautifies hair
luthier - a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)
machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic - a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
stonemason, mason - a craftsman who works with stone or brick
miller - someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
paperer, paperhanger - one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper
pipe fitter, plumber - a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
ceramicist, ceramist, potter, thrower - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
rigger - someone who rigs ships
roofer - a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
rope-maker, ropemaker, roper - a craftsman who makes ropes
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
steamfitter - a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
tanner - a craftsman who tans skins and hides
animal stuffer, stuffer, taxidermist - a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
upholsterer - a craftsman who upholsters furniture
weaver - a craftsman who weaves cloth
welder - joins pieces of metal by welding them together
window dresser, window trimmer - someone who decorates shop windows
woodworker, woodman, woodsman - makes things out of wood
wright - someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

craftsman
noun skilled worker, artisan, master, maker, wright, technician, artificer, smith The table in the kitchen was made by a local craftsman.
Translations
craftsman [ˈkrɑːftsmən] N (craftsmen (pl)) → artesano m

craftsman [ˈkrɑːftsmən] nartisan m

craftsman
n pl <-men> → Kunsthandwerker m; he’s a real craftsmaner ist ein echter Künstler

craftsman [ˈkrɑːftsmən] n (-men (pl)) → artigiano
craftsman [ˈkrɑːftsmən] n (-men (pl)) → artigiano

craftsman حِرَفي řemeslník håndværker Handwerker χειροτέχνης artesano ammattimies artisan zanatlija artigiano 職人 장인 ambachtsman håndverker rzemieślnik artesão ремесленник hantverkare ช่างฝีมือ usta thợ thủ công 工匠


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The craftsmanlike character of his piecework prose (which he attributes, in part, to his earlier apprenticeship as a bricklayer) dares his readership to take him seriously, because he is serious.
In addition to Christopher Wheeldon's new and fascinating Corybantic Ecstasies, it also included the world premiere of Daniel Pelzig's craftsmanlike, company-useful, and vividly, vibrantly danced Bachianas, set to Villa-Lobos, and the company premiere of Jean Cocteau and Roland Petit's 1946 existential shocker, Le Jeune Homme et la Mort.
This deep-rooted tradition of craftsmanlike, straightforward and honest use of materials coupled with an intimate knowledge of their various natures and properties resulted in manufactures which Bernard Leach aptly described as having been 'born not made'.
 
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