artisan
noun
- skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/ / /ɑː(ɹ)tɪˈzæn/ / /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
- Artisanal.
“Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves).”
“Cartier and Tiffany have some unlikely new neighbours near Sloane Square — a butcher, a greengrocer and a cheesemonger. […] The row of artisan food and drink shops also includes a wine merchant. A bakery is due to open in time for Christmas and a tenant is being sought for a sixth unit.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
- A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
“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.”
- A person who displays great dexterity.