[syn: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Craftsman \Crafts"man\ (kr?fts"man), n.; pl. Craftsmen (-men).
One skilled in some trade or manual occupation; an artificer;
a mechanic.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
craftsman
n 1: a professional whose work is consistently of high quality;
"as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"
2: a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was
made by internationally famous craftsmen" [syn: craftsman,
crafter]
3: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn:
craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
136 Moby Thesaurus words for "craftsman":
Admirable Crichton, adept, ancestors, apprentice, architect,
artificer, artisan, artist, artiste, attache, author, authority,
barber, beautician, begetter, beginner, brazier, bricklayer,
builder, cabinetmaker, carpenter, carver, chandler, conceiver,
connaisseur, connoisseur, constructor, consultant, contractor,
cooper, copyist, cordon bleu, crack shot, craftswoman, creator,
dauber, daubster, dead shot, designer, deviser, diplomat,
diplomatist, discoverer, effector, elder statesman, electrician,
engenderer, engineer, executor, executrix, experienced hand,
expert, expert consultant, farmhand, father, fitter, forger,
founder, fuller, gas fitter, generator, glassblower, glazer,
glazier, graduate, grower, hairdresser, handicraftsman, handy man,
inaugurator, industrialist, initiator, instigator, institutor,
introducer, inventor, journeyman, lather, machinist, maker,
manicurist, manufacturer, marksman, mason, master,
master carpenter, master craftsman, mechanic, miller, mother,
no slouch, old master, organizer, originator, past master, planner,
plumber, politician, potter, precursor, prentice, prime mover, pro,
producer, professional, professor, proficient, puttier, raiser,
realizer, rigger, roofer, saddler, savant, shaper, shark, sharp,
sire, smith, spinner, statesman, steeplejack, stonecutter,
stonemason, tanner, technical adviser, technician, tinker, tinner,
turner, upholsterer, weaver, welder, woodcutter, wrecker, wright