master craftsmann.
/ˈmɑːstə ˌkrɑːf(t)smən/, /ˈmastə ˌkraf(t)smən/, U.S. /ˈmæstər ˈˌkræf(t)sm(ə)n/ A craftsman who is highly skilled and thoroughly experienced; (also) a craftsman who employs other workers. Also figurative.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > skilled worker or craftsman > expert
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > skilled worker or craftsman > expert > working on own account or employing others
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1865 Times 28 Nov. 7/1 F. Tayler is a master craftsman in this field of art.
1883 J. E. C. Welldon tr. Aristotle Politics i. xiii. 35 In any handicraft the work to be performed depends altogether upon the mastercraftsman.
1937 G. B. Brown Arts in Early Eng. VI. ii. xi. 215 We are in almost complete ignorance as to the personalities of the master craftsmen who created the schemes of enrichment.
1952 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Aeneid ii. 36 That master-craftsman of crime, Ulysses.
1990 Vogue Sept. 350/1 Manolo is a master craftsman, a perfectionist whose lasts are beautifully proportioned.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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