handicraftmann.
/ˈhandɪˌkrɑːf(t)mən/, /ˈhandɪˌkraf(t)mən/, U.S. /ˈhændiˌkræf(t)mən/ Now chiefly South Asian.
= handicraftsman n.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > skilled worker or craftsman
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a1544 R. Barlow tr. M. Fernández de Enciso Brief Summe Geogr. (1932) 138 The iiijth [sort] be handicraftmen, and vitellers, carpenters..and masters in makyng of shippis.
1574 J. Studley tr. J. Bale Pageant of Popes f. 166v His death was most hinderaunce to handicraft men, for he euer filled their shoppes with store of knackes.
1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. ii. 9 The best wit of any handycraft man in Athens. View more context for this quotation
1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated i. 24 Mechanical handicraft-men, and husbandmen.
1714 A. Stanyan Acct. Switzerland viii. 177 Their Handicraft-Men are..such Bunglers in their Trades, that the better sort of People usually send for their Common Utensils from other Parts.
1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. v. li 394 No security for handicraftmen and traders.
1857 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 19 Nov. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) II. vii. 432 Be he..scholar, handicraft man, or what not.
1913 Arts & Decoration Dec. 76/1 The above named book..is designed to give to all handicraftmen a brief survey of heraldry in order to enable them to be technically accurate in their use of that science.
1950 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 23 Feb. 6/4 The Kohler couples liked..the handicraftmen's silver products.
2005 R. Chopra Acad. Dict. Mythol. 158 The making of kalamkari is limited to a few skilled specialized handicraftmen only.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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