| 单词 | artisan |
| 释义 | artisan (once / 1401 pages) n An artisan has both the creativity and the skill to make a product. Wandering around a local craft fair, you will often see artisans selling handicrafts like pot holders or beaded jewelry. In medieval times, blacksmiths, carpenters, and masons were artisan trades. Unskilled laborers were not. The hierarchy of skill and prestige among artisans, from apprentice to journeyman to master, is sometimes reflected in ranks among today’s trade union members. But today an artisan can just be someone who makes attractive and creative work with their hands, like jewelry or pottery. Although, if they're trying to sell their goods, it probably helps if they're very skilled. WORD FAMILYartisan: artisans USAGE EXAMPLESSome recipients plan to use funds to explore a variety of interests including cooking, artisan bread-baking, bee keeping, photography and archaeology. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Yet, for a select group of artisans, designers and their clients, interest flourishes in contemporary interpretations of gilt-bronze objects. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Once a butchers’ headquarters,the building is now home to bars and a few artisan shops. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) n a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper artificer, craftsman, journeyman William Morris English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) Thomas Chippendalea British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779) Joseph(New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus Josiah SpodeEnglish potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827) Seth ThomasUnited States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859) Josiah WedgwoodEnglish potter (1730-1795) beautician, cosmetician someone who works in a beauty parlor bookbindera worker whose trade is binding books bricklayera craftsman skilled in building with bricks clockmaker, clocksmithsomeone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches coachbuildera craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles construction worker, hard hata worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. barrel maker, coopera craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs coppersmithsomeone who makes articles from copper curriera craftsman who curries leather for use die-sinker, diemaker, diesinkersomeone who makes dies glassblowersomeone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass glass cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazer, glaziersomeone who cuts flat glass to size gold-beater, goldbeateran artisan who beats gold into gold leaf hairdresser, hairstylist, styler, stylistsomeone who cuts or beautifies hair luthiera craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins) machinist, mechanic, shop mechanica craftsman skilled in operating machine tools mason, stonemasona craftsman who works with stone or brick millersomeone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) paperer, paperhangerone whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper pipe fitter, plumbera craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances ceramicist, ceramist, potter, throwera craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln riggersomeone who rigs ships roofera craftsman who lays or repairs roofs rope-maker, ropemaker, ropera craftsman who makes ropes steamfittera craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating tannera craftsman who tans skins and hides animal stuffer, stuffer, taxidermista craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display upholsterera craftsman who upholsters furniture weavera craftsman who weaves cloth welderjoins pieces of metal by welding them together window dresser, window trimmersomeone who decorates shop windows woodman, woodsman, woodworkermakes things out of wood wrightsomeone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination) barbera hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade cabinetmaker, furniture makera woodworker who specializes in making furniture carpentera woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects cartwrighta workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons coiffeura man hairdresser coiffeusea woman hairdresser joinera woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood manicurista beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails millwrighta workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery ploughwright, plowwrighta workman who makes and repairs plows ship builder, shipbuilder, shipwrighta carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels splicera woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice spot welder, spot-weldera welder who does spot welding thatchersomeone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage tintera hairdresser who tints hair waggonwright, wagonwright, wainwrighta wagon maker wheeler, wheelwrightsomeone who makes and repairs wooden wheels carver, woodcarvermakes decorative wooden panels skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills |
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