as in artisan
a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands
if you want good work, hire a craftsman
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Recent Examples of craftsman
Ingrained, by Callum Robinson A Scottish writer and fine-furniture craftsman notches a first-rate memoir about understanding his master woodworker father, running a business, and – at the edge of financial disaster – reorienting himself to nature, beauty, and objects that last.
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Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
In 1574, the daughter of the craftsman in charge of making the stained glass for the windows of the Duomo was getting married.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Each gemstone was set by hand in an exacting process by Bixler’s craftsmen.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Chow Tai Fook relies on human craftsmen using traditional techniques to put together each piece of jewelry.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 1 Dec. 2024
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Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
In 1574, the daughter of the craftsman in charge of making the stained glass for the windows of the Duomo was getting married.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Each gemstone was set by hand in an exacting process by Bixler’s craftsmen.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Chow Tai Fook relies on human craftsmen using traditional techniques to put together each piece of jewelry.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craftsman
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Two years ago, Harris opened a nonprofit store, In the Black, which gives Black artisans and designers a brick-and-mortar location from which to sell their unique clothing, jewelry, homewares and beauty products.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Ruan Hoffmann collection features two candles, a diffuser, two special plates, a trio of vide poche plates, a duo of medium bowls, mugs and a coupe bowl — each hand-sculpted by its master artisans.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, for some artists, their material of choice is snow.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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Members of the Community Brigade, a cowboy collective of friends, neighbors, artists, and parents from the Malibu area.—
Emma Marie Jenkinson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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Fremantle, which has a majority stake in The Mole maker Eureka Productions, has struck a three-year deal with Culvenor and Franklin’s new creative venture, Eureka Studios.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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This article has been updated to reflect that Novo Nordisk is the maker of weight loss drug Wegovy, diabetes treatment Ozempic and diabetes drug Rybelsus.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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The craftsperson who did the work on her kitchen learned how to make Mexican pool tiles into mosaics for the primary bathroom.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
19 Nov. 2024
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Deck brings me to a workstation where Carlos, the lead craftsperson for the assembling and sculpting the forms, is finessing a mannequin created specifically for one of the houses cited above.—
Amy Verner,
Vogue,
27 Sep. 2024
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“Craftsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craftsman. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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