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artisan

  • /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/ UK
  • /ɑː(ɹ)tɪˈzæn/ UK
  • /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/ UK
  • /ˈɑɹtɪzən/ US
  • /ˈɑɹtɪsən/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

noun artisans · artizan

  1. A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. One or two works, particularly those of Babcock & Wilcox, are on the Renfrew line, and the passenger services are run to suit the artisan rather than the businessman travelling daily to the city.
  2. A person who displays great dexterity.

adjective artizan

  1. not comparable Artisanal. Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: artificer, craftsman, journeyman, craftsperson, craftsmanship, handicraft, home-made, homemade, tradesman, architect, mechanic, cottage, smithy, sledge, artist, maker

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noun skilled manual worker

Españolartesano
한국어공장 gongjang, 장인 jang'in
日本語工匠 kōshō, 職人 shokunin
中文工匠 gōngjiàng, 匠人 jiàngrén, 手藝人 /手艺人 shǒuyìrén
हिन्दीकारीगर kārīgar
Portuguêsartesão
Françaisartisan, artisane
DeutschHandwerker, Handwerkerin
Italianoartigiano
Ελληνικάτεχνίτης technítis
Românăartizan
Русскийреме́сленник reméslennik, реме́сленница reméslennica, ма́стер máster, куста́рь kustárʹ
Tiếng Việtnghệ nhân
العربيةصَانِع ṣāniʕ, حِرَفِيّ ḥirafiyy, حِرْفِيّ ḥirfiyy
עבריתאומן \ אָמָּן omán, אומנית omanít

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@misc{artisan_2026,
  title = {artisan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/artisan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}