artisan

ar·ti·san

 (är′tĭ-zən, -sən)

n.

A person skilled in making a product by hand.

adj.

Made by hand or by traditional means and using high-quality ingredients; artisanal: artisan cheeses; artisan wine.

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[Probably French, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artitiānus, from Latin artītus, skilled in the arts, past participle of artīre, to instruct in the arts, from ars, art-, art; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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ar′ti·san·ship′ n.

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artisan

(ˈɑːtɪˌzæn; ˌɑːtɪˈzæn)

n

1. a skilled workman; craftsman

2. (Professions) a skilled workman; craftsman

3. (Art Terms) obsolete an artist

[C16: from French, from Old Italian artigiano, from arte art¹]

artisanal adj

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ar•ti•san

(ˈɑr tə zən)

n.

a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.

[1530–40; < Middle French < Upper Italian form of Tuscan artigiano]

ar′ti•san•al, adj.

ar′ti•san•ship`, n.

syn: See artist.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

artisan - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft journeyman, artificer, craftsman 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 diemaker, diesinker, die-sinker - 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 goldbeater, gold-beater - 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 ropemaker, rope-maker, 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)

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artisan

noun craftsman, technician, mechanic, journeyman, artificer, handicraftsman, skilled workman They have been restored by a stonemason and artisan.

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Translations

صانِع، صَنَائِعي

řemeslník

håndværker

Handwerker

artesano

artisan

handverksmaîur

artéficeartigianaleartigiano

amatininkas

amatnieks

håndverker

artesão

ремесленник

el işçisizanaatkâr

工匠

artisan

[ˈɑːtɪzæn] N → artesano/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

artisan

[ˈɑː^rtɪzæn] n → artisan(e) m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

artisan

n → Handwerker(in) m(f)

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artisan

[ˈɑːtɪˌzæn] n → artigiano/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

artisan

(ˈaːtizӕn) , ((American) -zn) noun

a skilled workman. vakman صانِع، صَنَائِعي занаятчия artesão řemeslník der/die Handwerker(in) håndværker τεχνίτηςartesano käsitööline صنعتگر artesaani artisan/-ane אומן दस्तकार zanatlija mesterember tukang yang terampil handverksmaður artigiano 職人 장인 amatininkas, meistras amatnieks pekerja pakar ambachtsmanhåndverkerrzemieślnik کسب ګر artesão arti­­­zan ремесленник remeselník obrtnik zanatlija hantverkare ช่างฝีมือ zanaatkâr, el işçisi 工匠 ремісник کاریگر ، فنکار thợ thủ công 工匠

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