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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRAFTSMAN, n. An artificer; a mechanic; one skilled in a manual occupation.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a professional whose work is consistently of high quality; "as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"
2: a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen" [syn: craftsman, crafter]
3: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 13th century 1. a worker who practices a trade or handicraft 2. one who creates or performs with skill or dexterity especially in the manual arts <jewelry made by European craftsmen> • craftsmanlike adjective • craftsmanly adjective • craftsmanship noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -men; fem. craftswoman, pl. -women) 1 a skilled and usu. time-served worker. 2 a person who practises a handicraft. 3 a private soldier in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Derivatives: craftsmanship n. Etymology: ME, orig. craft's man

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Craftsman Crafts"man (kr?fts"man), n.; pl. Craftsmen (-men). One skilled in some trade or manual occupation; an artificer; a mechanic.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(craftsmen) A craftsman is a man who makes things skilfully with his hands. The table in the kitchen was made by a local craftsman. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Artisan, mechanic, artificer, workman, hand, operative, handi-craftsman.

Moby Thesaurus

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