artisan
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From French artisan, from Medieval Latin *artitianus, from Latin artitus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/, /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/ X-SAMPA: /"A:(r\)tIz@n/
- (US) IPA: /ˈɑrtɪzən/, /ˈɑrtɪsən/ X-SAMPA: /"ArtIz@n/, /"ArtIs@n/
Noun [edit]
artisan (plural artisans)
- A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
- A person who displays great dexterity.
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Translations [edit]
skilled manual worker
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External links [edit]
- artisan in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- artisan in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- artisan at OneLook Dictionary Search
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin *artitianus, from Latin artitus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
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Noun [edit]
artisan m (plural artisans; feminine artisane, plural artisanes)
- artisan (manual worker)
- (figuratively) creator; innovator; inventor