artisan C1 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement Also spelled artizan US /ˈɑɹtɪzən/ UK /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/ See IPA manual Freq #35860 Meanings 1 noun A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. One or two works, particularly those of Babcock & Wilcox, are on the Renfrew line, and the passenger services are run to suit the artisan rather than the businessman travelling daily to the city. 2 adj Artisanal. Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves). 3 noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft 4 noun A person who displays great dexterity. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · a skilled worker who... artificer Word family Forms artizans Derived forms artisanalartisanalityartisanallyartisanateartisanryartisanship Related forms artartistartisticcraftsmancraftspersoncraftswoman Etymology From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”). Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # artisan **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɑɹtɪzən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/ **Frequency rank:** 35860 ## Meanings 1. A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. 2. Artisanal. 3. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft 4. A person who displays great dexterity. ## Examples - One or two works, particularly those of Babcock & Wilcox, are on the Renfrew line, and the passenger services are run to suit the artisan rather than the businessman travelling daily to the city. - Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves). ## Derived Forms - artisanal - artisanality - artisanally - artisanate - artisanry - artisanship ## Related Forms - art - artist - artistic - craftsman - craftsperson - craftswoman ## Etymology From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”). ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown