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artisan

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


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A small enclosure was erected as artisan Gianluca Galli began the restoration - kneeling before the mosaic as he cut new pieces of stone by hand.

From BBC Jun. 1, 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

At one point, he introduces us to a late-medieval artisan, Johann Gensfleisch, whom he calls Johann and whom others—including the reader—would call Gutenberg.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Her future as an artisan was a foregone conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 30, 2025

Mozart’s emotional subtext, on the other hand, is disguised beneath the sheen of decorum and poise required of an eighteenth-century artisan.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

In Colonial-era America, sculpture was a craft, not an art, its practitioners artisans who fashioned utilitarian objects like ships’ figureheads and shop signs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The route also brought artisans, laborers and slaves to the Spanish colony.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

After visiting Nisa, the 20 or so tourists with her group returned to Ashgabat for Carpet Day -- a national holiday honouring Turkmen rug artisans -- before visiting yurts and tasting local produce.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 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

She passed through a street that smelled of linens and soaps, one full of strung-up meats and animal hides, and yet another filled with artisans and pottery work.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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