craftsman

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see also: Craftsman

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Noun

craftsman (plural craftsmen)

1. A male artisan.
   • 1874, The Quarterly Review (volume 137, page 388)

     Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman.

   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 232d.

     And if someone wants to know how to make objections to actual craftsmen themselves on the subject of art in general or any particular art, there are published treatises available, as you know.

Translations

• French: artisan
• German: Handwerker
• Italian: artefice
• Portuguese: artesão
• Russian: реме́сленник
• Spanish: artesano

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Craftsman

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Adjective

craftsman (not comparable)

1. Of an architectural style prominent in the United States in the early 20th century.

Noun

craftsman (plural Craftsmen)

1. A building built in the Craftsman architectural style

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