craftsman

1. A professional whose work is consistently of high quality (synset 109995160)
   "as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"
   is a type of: professional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions
2. A creator of great skill in the manual arts (synset 109994955)
   "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen"
   is a type of: creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things
   same as: crafter
3. A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft (synset 109994178)
   is a type of: skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
   subtypes:

   • beautician, cosmetician - someone who works in a beauty parlor
   • bookbinder - a worker whose trade is binding books
   • bricklayer - a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
   • clockmaker, clocksmith - someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
   • coachbuilder - a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles
   • construction worker, hard hat - a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.
   • barrel maker, cooper - a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
   • coppersmith - someone who makes articles from copper
   • currier - a craftsman who curries leather for use
   • die-sinker, diemaker, diesinker - someone who makes dies
   • glassblower - someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass
   • glass cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazer, glazier - someone who cuts flat glass to size
   • gold-beater, goldbeater - an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf
   • hairdresser, hairstylist, styler, stylist - someone who cuts or beautifies hair
   • luthier - a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)
   • machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic - a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
   • mason, stonemason - a craftsman who works with stone or brick
   • miller - someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
   • paperer, paperhanger - one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper
   • pipe fitter, plumber - a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
   • ceramicist, ceramist, potter, thrower - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
   • rigger - someone who rigs ships
   • roofer - a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
   • rope-maker, ropemaker, roper - a craftsman who makes ropes
   • steamfitter - a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
   • tanner - a craftsman who tans skins and hides
   • animal stuffer, stuffer, taxidermist - a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
   • upholsterer - a craftsman who upholsters furniture
   • weaver - a craftsman who weaves cloth
   • welder - joins pieces of metal by welding them together
   • window dresser, window trimmer - someone who decorates shop windows
   • woodman, woodsman, woodworker - makes things out of wood
   • wright - someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
   specific instances: morris, william morris - English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)
   same as: artificer, artisan, journeyman

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