artisan

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Artisan

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Alternative formsEdit

• artizan (obsolete)

EtymologyEdit

From French artisan, from Medieval Latin *artitianus, from Latin artitus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/, /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrtɪzən/, /ˈɑrtɪsən/

NounEdit

artisan (plural artisans)

1. A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
2. A person who displays great dexterity.

Related termsEdit

• art
• artist
• artistic

Derived termsEdit

• artisanal
• artisanat

TranslationsEdit

External linksEdit

• artisan in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• artisan in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• artisan at OneLook Dictionary Search

AnagramsEdit

• tsarian, tsarina

EtymologyEdit

From Medieval Latin *artitianus, from Latin artitus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

artisan m (plural artisans, feminine artisane)

1. artisan (manual worker)
2. (figuratively) creator; innovator; inventor