draughtsman
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draughtsman¹
- /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/ UK
Where it comes from
From draught + -s- + -man.
noun draughtsmen · draftman · draftsman · draughtman
- A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans. It was after the building and successful trials of the "Lord Nelson" engine on the Southern Railway that Sir Henry Fowler, then C.M.E. of the L.M.S.R., sent his chief draughtsman, Herbert Chambers, to Waterloo with the proposed weight diagram of a new 4-6-0 engine (to be known as a "Royal Scot" clas
- A book illustrator.
- One who drinks drams; a tippler. I have used my interest in several wards of the city , that the wholesome restorative above - mentioned may be given in tavern - kitchens to all the morning's draughtsmen within
draughtsman²
- /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/ UK
Where it comes from
From draughts + -man.
noun draughtsmen
- A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
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noun person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
| Español | delineante |
|---|---|
| Français | dessinateur |
| Deutsch | Zeichner, Bauzeichner, Konstruktionszeichner, Konstrukteur, technischer Zeichner |
| Italiano | disegnatore |
| Română | desenator, desenatoare, proiectant, proiectantă |
| Русский | чертёжник čertjóžnik, рисова́льщик risoválʹščik |
noun (obsolete in English) book illustrator
| Deutsch | Buchillustrator |
|---|---|
| Italiano | illustratore |
noun piece in the game of draughts (checkers)
| Italiano | pedina |
|---|
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