artisan
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- artizan (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/, /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹtɪzən/, /ˈɑɹtɪsən/
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Noun edit
artisan (plural artisans)
- A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
- A person who displays great dexterity.
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skilled manual worker
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Adjective edit
artisan (not comparable)
- artisanal
- 2015, Andrea Chesman, The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How:
- Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves).
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Further reading edit
- “artisan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “artisan”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “artisan”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
artisan m (plural artisans, feminine artisane)
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Further reading edit
- “artisan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
artisan (first-person possessive artisanku, second-person possessive artisanmu, third-person possessive artisannya)
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Further reading edit
- “artisan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Piedmontese edit
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Noun edit
artisan m