craftsman
pronunciation
How to pronounce craftsman in British English:
UK [ˈkrɑːftsmən]
How to pronounce craftsman in American English:
US [ˈkræftsmən]
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- Noun:
- a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
- a creator of great skill in the manual arts
- a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Word Origin
- craftsman (n.)
- mid-14c., craftes man, originally "a member of a craft guild," from genitive of craft (n.) + man (n.1). Written as one word from late 14c. Old English had cræftiga in this sense. Related: Craftsmanship.
Example
- 1. Paul revere , in fact , was a flatware craftsman .
- 2. The trouble is , programming is a craft and I am not a craftsman .
- 3. After a brief military career he became a relatively prosperous craftsman .
- 4. Both culminate with the same ordinary craftsman , living under a foreign tyrant placed on the throne by an invading power .
- 5. For example by clicking on the name of silversmith william faris or cabinetmaker john shaw a person is able to access all other kinds of information related to the craftsman .