artisan
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- artizan (obsolete)
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]
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
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin *artitianus, from Latin artitus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
artisan m (plural artisans, feminine artisane)
- artisan (manual worker)
- (figuratively) creator; innovator; inventor
External links[edit]
- “artisan” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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