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noun
US standard spelling of draughtsman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, alt-of, standard
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person who drafts legal documents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
an artist skilled at drawing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: drawer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artist, creative person
Narrower terms: cartoonist, pavement artist, sketcher
noun
a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: draughtsman, draftsperson
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
History
Etymology tree English draft 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 draftsman From draft + -s- + -man.
