as in craftsman
a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands
we visited a re-created 19th-century New England village that features an array of artisans—a cooper, a carpenter, a blacksmith, a potter, a glassblower
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Recent Examples of artisan
Some architects even think that AI programs might do more ideation, while letting human artisans do the work of transferring designs to the real world.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Commissioning Mexican artisans added a layer of storytelling and sense of cultural richness and craftsmanship to each piece.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
One of the new additions to the lobby is a replica of a 1925 chandelier, recreated by artisans from photos that were discovered of the original ornate light fixture.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Commissioning Mexican artisans added a layer of storytelling and sense of cultural richness and craftsmanship to each piece.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
One of the new additions to the lobby is a replica of a 1925 chandelier, recreated by artisans from photos that were discovered of the original ornate light fixture.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artisan
craftsman
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Luxurious single-family homes offer a mix of modern cottage, mountain, and craftsman architecture and are priced from the upper $800,000s.—
Andrea Meck,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The construction team that dug it up only found the still's boil pot, so the Vendome craftsmen needed to build an entirely new top.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Artisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artisan. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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