adj
Meaning 1
Artisanal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
artisan
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/
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UK: /ɑː(ɹ)tɪˈzæn/
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UK: /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/
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US: /ˈɑɹtɪzən/
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US: /ˈɑɹtɪsən/
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noun
Meaning 2
A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A person who displays great dexterity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: craftsman, journeyman, artificer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
Narrower terms: beautician, cosmetician, bookbinder, bricklayer, clocksmith, clockmaker, coachbuilder, construction worker, hard hat, cooper, barrel maker, coppersmith, currier, diemaker, diesinker, die-sinker, glassblower, glass cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer, goldbeater, gold-beater, hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist, styler, luthier, machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic, mason, stonemason, miller, paperhanger, paperer, plumber, pipe fitter, potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist, rigger, roofer, ropemaker, rope-maker, roper, steamfitter, tanner, taxidermist, animal stuffer, stuffer, upholsterer, weaver, welder, window dresser, window trimmer, woodworker, woodsman, woodman, wright, Morris, William Morris
History
Etymology
From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
Across languages
Translations
123 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: zanatçi — skilled manual worker
- Albanian: mjeshtër — skilled manual worker
- Albanian: zejtar — skilled manual worker
- Albanian: artizan — skilled manual worker
- Amharic: ጠቢብ (ṭäbib) — skilled manual worker
- Arabic: صَانِع (ṣāniʕ) — skilled manual worker
- Arabic: حِرَفِيّ (ḥirafiyy) — skilled manual worker
- Arabic: حِرْفِيّ (ḥirfiyy) — skilled manual worker
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ (ūmānā) — skilled manual worker
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܘܼܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ūmānē) — skilled manual worker
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܘܼܡܵܢܬܵܐ (ūmāntā) — skilled manual worker
- Armenian: արհեստավոր (arhestavor) — skilled manual worker
- Azerbaijani: sənətkar — skilled manual worker
- Basque: artisau — skilled manual worker
- Belarusian: раме́снік (ramjésnik) — skilled manual worker
- Belarusian: раме́сьнік (ramjésʹnik) — skilled manual worker
- Belarusian: раме́сніца (ramjésnica) — skilled manual worker
- Belarusian: раме́сьніца (ramjésʹnica) — skilled manual worker
- Bengali: কারিগর (karigor) — skilled manual worker
- Bulgarian: занаятчи́я (zanajatčíja) — skilled manual worker
- Bulgarian: занаятчи́йка (zanajatčíjka) — skilled manual worker
- Burmese: ပညာသည် (pa.nyasany) — skilled manual worker
- Catalan: artesà — skilled manual worker
- Chinese Mandarin: 工匠 (gōngjiàng) — skilled manual worker
- Chinese Mandarin: 匠人 (jiàngrén) — skilled manual worker
- Chinese Mandarin: 手藝人 /手艺人 (shǒuyìrén) — skilled manual worker
- Czech: řemeslník — skilled manual worker
- Czech: řemeslnice — skilled manual worker
- Danish: håndværker — skilled manual worker
- Dutch: ambachtsman — skilled manual worker
- Dutch: ambachtsvrouw — skilled manual worker
- Dutch: ambachtswerker — skilled manual worker
- Esperanto: metiisto — skilled manual worker
- Estonian: käsitööline — skilled manual worker
- Finnish: käsityöläinen — skilled manual worker
- Finnish: artesaani — skilled manual worker
- French: artisan — skilled manual worker
- French: artisane — skilled manual worker
- Friulian: artesan — skilled manual worker
- German: Handwerker — skilled manual worker
- German: Handwerkerin — skilled manual worker
- Greek: τεχνίτης (technítis) — skilled manual worker
- Ancient Greek: τεχνίτης (tekhnítēs) — skilled manual worker
- Gujarati: કારીગર (kārīgar) — skilled manual worker
- Hebrew: אומן \ אָמָּן (omán) — skilled manual worker
- Hebrew: אומנית (omanít) — skilled manual worker
- Hindi: कारीगर (kārīgar) — skilled manual worker
- Hungarian: kisiparos — skilled manual worker
- Hungarian: mesterember — skilled manual worker
- Hungarian: műves — skilled manual worker
- Hungarian: kézműves — skilled manual worker
- Icelandic: handverksmaður — skilled manual worker
- Irish: ceardaí — skilled manual worker
- Old Irish: cerd — skilled manual worker
- Italian: artigiano — skilled manual worker
- Japanese: 工匠 (kōshō) — skilled manual worker
- Japanese: 職人 (shokunin) — skilled manual worker
- Kazakh: қолөнерші (qolönerşı) — skilled manual worker
- Khmer: សិប្បករ (səppaʼkɑɑ) — skilled manual worker
- Korean: 공장 (gongjang) — skilled manual worker
- Korean: 장인 (jang'in) — skilled manual worker
- Kyrgyz: кол өнөрчү (kol önörcü) — skilled manual worker
- Lao: ຊ່າງຝີມື (sāng fī mư̄) — skilled manual worker
- Latin: artifex — skilled manual worker
- Latin: opifex — skilled manual worker
- Latvian: amatnieks — skilled manual worker
- Latvian: amatniece — skilled manual worker
- Lithuanian: amatininkas — skilled manual worker
- Macedonian: занаетчија (zanaetčija) — skilled manual worker
- Macedonian: занаетчика (zanaetčika) — skilled manual worker
- Malay: tukang — skilled manual worker
- Manx: keirdagh — skilled manual worker
- Manx: fer keirdey — skilled manual worker
- Māori: ringarehe — skilled manual worker
- Marathi: कारागीर (kārāgīr) — skilled manual worker
- Norwegian Bokmål: håndverker — skilled manual worker
- Old English: cræftiga — skilled manual worker
- Iranian Persian: صَنْعَتْگَر (san'atgar) — skilled manual worker
- Iranian Persian: پیشِهوَر (piše-var) — skilled manual worker
- Polish: rzemieślnik — skilled manual worker
- Polish: rzemieślniczka — skilled manual worker
- Portuguese: artesão — skilled manual worker
- Punjabi: ਕਾਰੀਗਰ (kārīgar) — skilled manual worker
- Romanian: artizan — skilled manual worker
- Russian: реме́сленник (reméslennik) — skilled manual worker
- Russian: реме́сленница (reméslennica) — skilled manual worker
- Russian: ма́стер (máster) — skilled manual worker
- Russian: куста́рь (kustárʹ) — skilled manual worker
- Sanskrit: ऋभु (ṛbhu) — skilled manual worker
- Scottish Gaelic: ceàrd — skilled manual worker
- Serbo-Croatian: зана̀тлија — skilled manual worker
- Serbo-Croatian: о̀бртнӣк — skilled manual worker
- Serbo-Croatian: zanàtlija — skilled manual worker
- Serbo-Croatian: òbrtnīk — skilled manual worker
- Sicilian: articianu — skilled manual worker
- Slovak: remeselnik — skilled manual worker
- Slovak: remeselníčka — skilled manual worker
- Slovene: obrtnik — skilled manual worker
- Slovene: obrtnica — skilled manual worker
- Slovene: rokodelec — skilled manual worker
- Slovene: rokodelka — skilled manual worker
- Spanish: artesano — skilled manual worker
- Spanish: menestral — skilled manual worker
- Swedish: hantverkare — skilled manual worker
- Tagalog: artesano — skilled manual worker
- Tajik: санъаткор (san'atkor) — skilled manual worker
- Tajik: ҳунарманд (hunarmand) — skilled manual worker
- Tamil: கைவினைஞர் (kaiviṉaiñar) — skilled manual worker
- Thai: ช่างฝีมือ (châang-fǐi-mʉʉ) — skilled manual worker
- Turkish: sanatkâr — skilled manual worker
- Turkish: zanaatçı — skilled manual worker
- Turkish: zanaatkar — skilled manual worker
- Turkish: usta — skilled manual worker
- Ottoman Turkish: صنعتكار (sanʼatkâr) — skilled manual worker
- Turkmen: senetçi — skilled manual worker
- Ukrainian: ремісни́к (remisnýk) — skilled manual worker
- Ukrainian: ремісни́ця (remisnýcja) — skilled manual worker
- Urdu: کارِیگَر (kārīgar) — skilled manual worker
- Uyghur: ھۈنەرۋەن (hünerwen) — skilled manual worker
- Uzbek: hunarmand — skilled manual worker
- Venetan: artexan — skilled manual worker
- Vietnamese: nghệ nhân — skilled manual worker
- Yiddish: בעל־מלאָכה (balmelokhe) — skilled manual worker