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noun
The quality of being a craftsman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: artisanship, craftwork, workmanship
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
skill in an occupation or trade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: craft, workmanship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment
Narrower terms: housecraft, priestcraft, stagecraft, tradecraft, watercraft, woodcraft
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Middle English craft English craft English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English craftsman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English craftsmanship From craftsman + -ship.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
