draughtsman

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/

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Etymology 1

A draughtsman

From draught +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Alternative forms

• draftman
• draftsman
• draughtman (archaic)

Noun

draughtsman (plural draughtsmen)

1. A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
   • 1947 January and February, “Notes and News: Modern Locomotive History”, in Railway Magazine, page 50:

     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" class), and to discuss the proposal with Mr. Clayton.

2. (obsolete) A book illustrator.
3. (obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
   • 1709, The Tatler:

     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

Synonyms

• drafter
• drawer

Translations

person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans

• Bulgarian: чертожник (bg) m (čertožnik)
• Catalan: delineant m or f
• Finnish: piirtäjä (fi), tekninen piirtäjä
• French: dessinateur (fr) m
• Georgian: კონსტრუქტორი (ḳonsṭrukṭori), მხაზველი (mxazveli)
• German: Zeichner (de) m, Bauzeichner m, Konstruktionszeichner m, Konstrukteur (de) m, technischer Zeichner m
• Hungarian: rajzoló (hu), műszaki rajzoló
• Italian: disegnatore (it) m
• Polish: kreślarz (pl) m, kreślarka f
• Romanian: desenator (ro) m, desenatoare (ro) f, proiectant (ro) m, proiectantă (ro) f
• Russian: чертёжник (ru) m (čertjóžnik), рисова́льщик (ru) m (risoválʹščik)
• Scottish Gaelic: dealbhaiche m
• Spanish: delineante m or f
• Swedish: tecknare (sv) c, ritare (sv) c
• Ukrainian: кресляр m (kresljar), рисувальник m (rysuvalʹnyk)

(obsolete in English) book illustrator

• Finnish: kuvittaja (fi)
• German: Buchillustrator m
• Hungarian: rajzoló (hu), illusztrátor (hu)
• Italian: illustratore (it) m

one who drinks drams — see tippler

Etymology 2

From draughts +‎ -man.

Noun

draughtsman (plural draughtsmen)

1. A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).

Translations

piece in the game of draughts (checkers)

• Finnish: nappula (fi)
• Hungarian: dámabábu
• Italian: pedina (it) f