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draughtsman

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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: /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A book illustrator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who drinks drams; a tippler.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: draftsman, draftsperson

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

History

Etymology

From draught + -s- + -man.

From draughts + -man.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: чертожник (čertožnik) — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Catalan: delineant — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Finnish: piirtäjä — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Finnish: tekninen piirtäjä — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • French: dessinateur — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Georgian: კონსტრუქტორი (ḳonsṭrukṭori) — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Georgian: მხაზველი (mxazveli) — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • German: Zeichner — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • German: Bauzeichner — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • German: Konstruktionszeichner — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • German: Konstrukteur — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • German: technischer Zeichner — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Hungarian: rajzoló — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Hungarian: műszaki rajzoló — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Italian: disegnatore — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Polish: kreślarz — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Polish: kreślarka — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Romanian: desenator — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Romanian: desenatoare — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Romanian: proiectant — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Romanian: proiectantă — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Russian: чертёжник (čertjóžnik) — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Russian: рисова́льщик (risoválʹščik) — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Scottish Gaelic: dealbhaiche — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Spanish: delineante — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Swedish: tecknare — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Swedish: ritare — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Ukrainian: кресляр (kresljar) — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Ukrainian: рисувальник (rysuvalʹnyk) — person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
  • Finnish: kuvittaja — (obsolete in English) book illustrator
  • German: Buchillustrator — (obsolete in English) book illustrator
  • Hungarian: rajzoló — (obsolete in English) book illustrator
  • Hungarian: illusztrátor — (obsolete in English) book illustrator
  • Italian: illustratore — (obsolete in English) book illustrator
  • Finnish: nappula — piece in the game of draughts (checkers)
  • Hungarian: dámabábu — piece in the game of draughts (checkers)
  • Irish: fear táiplise — piece in the game of draughts (checkers)
  • Italian: pedina — piece in the game of draughts (checkers)
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