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artisan
CEFRC1
/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A skilled person who makes things by hand.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA person who displays great dexterity.
Examples
Audrey Louise Reynolds is an artisan living in Upstate New York.
My artisan pride cannot tolerate such sloppiness.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Also pronounced
- /ˈɑɹtɪsən/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningA skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
More examples
In contextBread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves).
One or two works, particularly those of Babcock & Wilcox, are on the Renfrew line, and the passenger services are run to suit the artisan rather than the businessman travelling daily to the city.
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Origin
noun
From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).