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Definition of Artisan
1. Noun. A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft.
Specialized synonyms: Beautician, Cosmetician, Bookbinder, Bricklayer, Clockmaker, Clocksmith, Coachbuilder, Construction Worker, Hard Hat, Barrel Maker, Cooper, Coppersmith, Currier, Die-sinker, Diemaker, Diesinker, Glassblower, Glass Cutter, Glass-cutter, Glassworker, Glazer, Glazier, Gold-beater, Goldbeater, Hairdresser, Hairstylist, Styler, Stylist, Luthier, Machinist, Mechanic, Shop Mechanic, Mason, Stonemason, Miller, Paperer, Paperhanger, Pipe Fitter, Plumber, Ceramicist, Ceramist, Potter, Thrower, Rigger, Roofer, Rope-maker, Ropemaker, Roper, Steamfitter, Tanner, Animal Stuffer, Stuffer, Taxidermist, Upholsterer, Weaver, Welder, Window Dresser, Window Trimmer, Woodman, Woodsman, Woodworker, Wright
Generic synonyms: Skilled Worker, Skilled Workman, Trained Worker
Specialized synonyms: Morris, William Morris
Derivative terms: Craftsmanship
Definition of Artisan
1. n. One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.
Definition of Artisan
1. Noun. A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. ¹
2. Noun. A person who displays great dexterity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Artisan
1. a trained or skilled workman [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Artisan
Literary usage of Artisan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of English and Germanic Philology by Ill.) University of Illinois (Urbana (1918)
"During the last two decades of this period, ie from 1593 on, the artisan drama
... The interesting period of the artisan and mastersinger drama from about ..."
2. Mind and Hand: Manual Training, the Chief Factor in Education by Charles Henry Ham (1900)
"The Training of the Merchant, the Lawyer, the Judge, and the Legislator contrasted
with that of the artisan.—The Training of the Merchant makes him Selfish, ..."
3. The English Craft Gilds and the Government: An Examination of the Accepted by Stella Kramer (1905)
"Beyond the mere fact of their existence little is known of these earliest artisan
gilds, except that they required royal permission to form at all. ..."
4. A History of England by James Franck Bright (1889)
"... class and raised to social preponderance the possessors of moneyed wealth,
affected also the great mass of the working class, professional or artisan. ..."
5. English Poetry: Its Principles and Progress, with Representative by Charles Mills Gayley, Clement Calhoun Young, Benjamin Putnam Kurtz (1920)
"He works but as He can; God is an artist, not an artisan. Darkly imagining, 5
With ice and fire and storm, With floods and earthquake-shocks He gave our ..."
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