Definition of artisan Artisan

/ɑˈɹtʌzʌn/ - [artuzun] - ar•ti•san

We found 8 definitions of artisan from 6 different sources.

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Noun

artisan - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  craftsman, journeyman, artificer
  skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills
  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 a tool for cutting glass
  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, shop mechanic, mechanic a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
  stonemason, mason a craftsman who works with stone or brick
  miller machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
  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 a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
  roofer a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  rope-maker, ropemaker, 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
  animal stuffer, taxidermist, stuffer a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
  upholsterer a craftsman who upholsters furniture
  weaver finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
  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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • artisan (n.)
    One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.
  • artisan (n.)
    One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • artisan
    Someone who carries out work that requires a certain speciality or skill.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • artisan
    ärt′i-zan, n. one skilled in any art or trade: a mechanic. [Fr.—It. artigiano, ult. from L. artitus, skilled in the arts—ars, artis, art.]

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