English > craftsman: 3 senses > noun 3, person | Meaning | A skilled worker who practices some trade / trade or handicraft. |
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| Synonyms | artisan, journeyman, artificer |
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| Instances | Morris, William Morris | English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) |
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| Narrower | beautician, cosmetician | someone who works in a beauty parlor |
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| bookbinder | A worker whose trade / trade is binding books |
| bricklayer | A craftsman skilled in building with bricks |
| clocksmith, clockmaker | 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. |
| cooper, barrel maker | 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 |
| glass cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer | someone who cuts / cuts flat glass to size |
| glassblower | someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass |
| goldbeater, gold-beater | An artisan who beats gold into gold leaf |
| hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist, styler | 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 |
| mason, stonemason | A craftsman who works with stone / stone or brick |
| miller | someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) |
| paperhanger, paperer | One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper |
| plumber, pipe fitter | A craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances |
| potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist | 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 |
| steamfitter | A craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating |
| tanner | A craftsman who tans skins and hides |
| taxidermist, animal stuffer, stuffer | 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, woodsman, woodman | makes things out of wood |
| wright | someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination) |
| Broader | skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman | A worker who has acquired special skills |
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| Spanish | artesana, artesano, artífice, oficial |
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| Catalan | artesà, artífex, oficial |
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| Nouns | craftsmanship | skill in an occupation or trade / trade |
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