US /ˈkɹæftsmən/ UK /ˈkɹɑːftsmən/
noun adj Freq #23310

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A worker who is highly skilled at a trade, especially one done by hand.

    The furniture was made by a master craftsman.

  2. 2
    noun

    Anyone whose work is consistently skilful and of high quality.

    As an actor he was a true craftsman.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a worker who is highly... artisanartificer
Word family
Forms craftsmen
Derived forms craftsmanlikecraftsmanlycraftsmanshipmaster-craftsmanmastercraftsmanwitchcraftsman
Related forms handicraftsman

Etymology

From craft + -s- + -man.

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