craftsmen

nounskilled person

Synonyms for craftsmen

noun skilled person

Antonyms for craftsmen

Word Origin & History

mid-14c., craftes man, from genitive of craft (n.) + man (n.1). Written as one word from late 14c. Old English had cræftiga in this sense. Related: Craftsmanship.

Example Sentences for craftsmen

Both were craftsmen in their particular line, and they spoke as equal to equal.

"Unbusinesslike" we have called the devotion of craftsmen and scientists.

But everybody was not a wealthy merchant: most of the citizens were craftsmen of some kind.

The food of the craftsmen in London was, in ordinary times, plentiful and cheap.

The craftsmen had lost their employment—how were they to live?

The merchants and the craftsmen of the Communes had not remained united.

Should one speak first of the cartoon or of the weave, of the artist or of the craftsmen?

This work, indeed, is held by craftsmen to be not otherwise than good.

And the craftsmen were wroth, and banded together to slay them.

No one could dwell where he pleased, but only nigh the craftsmen of his particular trade.