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Artisan vs Craftsman - What's the difference?

artisan | craftsman |

Craftsman is a hypernym of artisan.



As nouns the difference between artisan and craftsman

is that artisan is a skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft while craftsman is a male artisan.

As an adjective Craftsman is

of an architectural style prominent in the United States in the early 20th century.

artisan

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
  • A person who displays great dexterity.
  • Derived terms

    * artisanal * artisanat

    Anagrams

    * ----

    craftsman

    Noun

    (craftsmen)
  • A male artisan.
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  • And if someone wants to know how to make objections to actual craftsmen themselves on the subject of art in general or any particular art, there are published treatises available, as you know.
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  • , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=2 citation , passage=But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal.}}

    Antonyms

    * craftswoman

    Hypernyms

    * artisan * (rare) craftsperson