any highly skilled, painstaking, technically dexterous worker, specif. in the manual arts
Derived forms
craftsmanship (ˈcraftsmanˌship)
noun
Examples of 'craftsman' in a sentence
craftsman
So they invited dozens of craftsmen and artists to make better use of the timber.
The Sun (2009)
It exists because some great craftsmen can make it and somebody has that much money to spend.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This equipment is not produced by highly skilled individual craftsmen.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
It was time for the master craftsman to take control.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The chalets were built by local craftsmen.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He became a highly proficient artist and craftsman in his own right.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Everything structural was so standardized that any skilled craftsman knew exactly what it had to be.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
His plays were the work of a master craftsman.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Local craftsmen with inherited knowledge and skills were consulted and employed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Each of these men was an extremely skilled craftsman in his own right.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He put the intellect as high as the emotions and felt strongly that the artist or craftsman should be anonymous.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It has no visual appeal and is not the work of an artist or craftsman but a minimal product of machinery.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Homes in converted warehouses have long appealed to artists and craftsmen because of the combination of space and light they offer.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the absence of the master craftsman, there was no point.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We employ 400 local people and get most of our work done locally by local craftsmen.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It will also need some 800,000 skilled craftsmen and women.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He was a master craftsman, first and last.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They were saved in 2002 by a presidential decree and slowly restored by local craftsmen.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He set up an apprentice scheme and brought over skilled Spanish craftsmen.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He is a master craftsman.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There, craftsmen used to make fine pieces in steel and gold for the Russian royal family.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This makes sense on account of the interchange of designers and craftsmen between the two companies, and would be convenient for scholars and for the industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Like all big companies, they don't give a hoot about the craftsmen who make this sort of product.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When you think that we craftsmen who make all these things by hand, it follows that piece is different; these are all timeless pieces.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
craftsman
British English: craftsman /ˈkrɑːftsmən/ NOUN
A craftsman is a man who makes things skilfully with his hands.
The table in the kitchen was made by a local craftsman.
American English: craftsman
Arabic: حِرَفيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: artesão
Chinese: 工匠
Croatian: zanatlija
Czech: řemeslník
Danish: håndværker
Dutch: ambachtsman
European Spanish: artesano
Finnish: ammattimies
French: artisan
German: Handwerker
Greek: χειροτέχνης
Italian: artigiano
Japanese: 職人
Korean: 장인 기술
Norwegian: håndverker
Polish: rzemieślnik
European Portuguese: artesão
Romanian: meșteșugar
Russian: ремесленник
Latin American Spanish: artesano
Swedish: hantverkare
Thai: ช่างฝีมือ
Turkish: usta
Ukrainian: ремісник
Vietnamese: thợ thủ công
Chinese translation of 'craftsman'
craftsman
(ˈkrɑːftsmən)
Word forms:plcraftsmen
n(c)
手艺(藝)人 (shǒuyìrén) (名, míng)
(noun)
Definition
a skilled worker
The table in the kitchen was made by a local craftsman.
Synonyms
skilled worker
artisan
They have been restored by a stonemason and artisan.
master
maker
wright
technician
artificer
smith
crafter
Additional synonyms
in the sense of artificer
Definition
a skilled craftsman
Synonyms
or woman or person">craftsman or woman or person,
mechanic,
artisan
in the sense of artisan
Definition
a skilled workman
They have been restored by a stonemason and artisan.