artisan

ar·ti·san

A0447200 (är′tĭ-zən, -sən)n. A person skilled in making a product by hand.adj. Made by hand or by traditional means and using high-quality ingredients; artisanal: artisan cheeses; artisan wine.

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[Probably French, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artitiānus, from Latin artītus, skilled in the arts, past participle of artīre, to instruct in the arts, from ars, art-, art; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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ar′ti·san·ship′ n.

artisan

(ˈɑːtɪˌzæn; ˌɑːtɪˈzæn) n1. a skilled workman; craftsman2. (Professions) a skilled workman; craftsman3. (Art Terms) obsolete an artist[C16: from French, from Old Italian artigiano, from arte art¹] artisanal adj

ar•ti•san

(ˈɑr tə zən)

n. a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson. [1530–40; < Middle French < Upper Italian form of Tuscan artigiano] ar′ti•san•al, adj. ar′ti•san•ship`, n. syn: See artist.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

artisan - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraftjourneyman, artificer, craftsmanbeautician, cosmetician - someone who works in a beauty parlorbookbinder - a worker whose trade is binding booksbricklayer - a craftsman skilled in building with bricksclockmaker, clocksmith - someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watchescoachbuilder - a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehiclesconstruction worker, hard hat - a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.barrel maker, cooper - a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubscoppersmith - someone who makes articles from coppercurrier - a craftsman who curries leather for usediemaker, diesinker, die-sinker - someone who makes diesglassblower - someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glassglassworker, glazer, glazier, glass cutter, glass-cutter - someone who cuts flat glass to sizegoldbeater, gold-beater - an artisan who beats gold into gold leafhairdresser, hairstylist, styler, stylist - someone who cuts or beautifies hairluthier - a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic - a craftsman skilled in operating machine toolsstonemason, mason - a craftsman who works with stone or brickmiller - someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)paperer, paperhanger - one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaperpipe fitter, plumber - a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliancesceramicist, ceramist, potter, thrower - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kilnrigger - someone who rigs shipsroofer - a craftsman who lays or repairs roofsropemaker, rope-maker, roper - a craftsman who makes ropesskilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skillssteamfitter - a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigeratingtanner - a craftsman who tans skins and hidesanimal stuffer, stuffer, taxidermist - a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for displayupholsterer - a craftsman who upholsters furnitureweaver - a craftsman who weaves clothwelder - joins pieces of metal by welding them togetherwindow dresser, window trimmer - someone who decorates shop windowswoodworker, woodman, woodsman - makes things out of woodwright - someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

artisan

noun craftsman, technician, mechanic, journeyman, artificer, handicraftsman, skilled workman They have been restored by a stonemason and artisan.

Translations

工匠

artisan

(ˈaːtizӕn) , ((American) -zn) noun a skilled workman. 工匠 工匠