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artisan

[ahr-tuh-zuhn] / ˈɑr tə zən /
NOUN
craftsperson
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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The Revere portrait celebrates the dignity of work, showing that an artisan can look as calm and thoughtful as a philosopher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Three Iranian men pressed rehydrated raisins at an artisan distillery just outside New York, thousands of miles from their war-struck homeland.

From Barron's May 2, 2026

He talks about a trip he took one summer to the French Alps doing research with artisan cheese makers.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2026

Before finding her way onto the screen, Tânia Maria has long made a living as an artisan handcrafting rugs.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

From now on, I’ll only eat at farm-fresh artisan food trucks and iconic celebrity delis.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Many scholars believe it was made by artisans in or around Canterbury in southern England.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

The story of chamoy really parallels this journey of blue-and-white ceramics, which got to Mexico because of Spanish colonialism and then was adopted by local artisans.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

As a result, authentic sea silk has become extraordinarily rare and is produced only in tiny amounts by a small number of artisans.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

Craftsman’s Valley features booths where artisans show off such skills as blacksmithing or glassblowing, and the Grist Mill churns out loaves of the park’s famed cinnamon bread.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Those who think that modern science derives from the empirical experimental enquiries of craftsmen and artisans need to account for the extraordinarily slow evolution of water-wheel technology prior to the introduction of Smeaton’s scientific method.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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