handcraftsmann.
/ˈhan(d)krɑːf(t)smən/, /ˈhan(d)kraf(t)smən/, U.S. /ˈhændˌkræf(t)smən/ A person (esp. a man) working in a skilled manual occupation; an artisan, a craftsman; a person who engages in handcraft.
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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
wright?a695
craftyeOE
craftimanOE
craftmanc1275
wroughtc1275
master-mana1325
mister mana1325
craftsmana1382
man of craft1389
artificera1393
handcraftman?c1480
handcraftsman1485
mechanic1509
handcrafta1525
handicraftsman1530
artisana1538
handicraftmana1544
handicraft1547
artsman1551
artist1563
mechanician1570
tradesmana1591
mechanical1600
mechanist1606
Daedal?1614
blue apron1629
Daedalus1631
crafter1643
fitter1648
mystery-man1671
toolsman1821
fundi1860
tradie1912
craftspersona1917
1485 Croniclis of Englonde (St. Albans) vii. sig. Iiij Tailours and othir hond craftis men cried nay nay.
1530–1 Act 22 Hen. VIII c. 13 Preamble Supposyng that Straungers usyng bakyng, bruyng, surgerye or wrytyng, shulde be hand craftesmen..suche handcraftesmen as were entended by any the sayde Estatutes.
1579 T. Newton in W. Bullein Bulwarke of Defence (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. ivv Due proofe doth shewe, so doth Experience teach That handcraftsmen (when Sunne is gone to glade)..Of custome vse to couet open Ayre.
1630 H. Hexham tr. Points in Hist. Relation Siege of Busse sig. Cv The markes belonging to the gilds, or occupations of this towne, as the Cutlars, the point-makers, and other hand crafts men.
1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 48/1 A troop of hand craftsmen out of employment, or incapable of providing by their labour, for the urgent necessities of their families.
1837 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 154/1 If he be a cobbler, or a dresser of polls, he will not be a whit the worse handcraftsman for being a politician.
1898 W. M. Stanley Mile of Gold ix. 85 Laborers in the mines and handcraftsmen fare about the same.
1954 B. Griffiths Golden String ix. 137 If a society is to be really human, there will always be a need for the hand-craftsman.
2008 Crain's N.Y. Business (Nexis) 12 May 15 Before long, he fell in love with the challenge of building an online marketplace for handcraftsmen.
Derivatives
ˌhandˈcraftsmanship n. [after craftsmanship n.]
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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill
handcraftOE
craftiness?a1425
handcraftsmanship1893
1893 Art Jrnl. Oct. 292/2 The hard necessities of life oblige men who have talent to devote themselves rather to hand craftsmanship than to true Art.
1933 Archit. Rev. 73 253/1 The subject of handcraftsmanship and mass production has been touched upon.
2001 C. Fiell & P. Fiell Design of 20th Cent. 176 Hans J. Wegner, the son of a master cobbler, grew up with a deep appreciation of handcraftsmanship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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