handicraftsman

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In Rome, for a free citizen to have been a handicraftsman would have been a disgrace; he could be farmer, banker, soldier,—nothing more.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

We could not help wishing that some rural grandee, who avows that he hates all manufacturers, could see this fair specimen of an English handicraftsman.

From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 by Various

Here one leafy afternoon Arnold came so near praying that he raised his head in some confusion at the thought of the profane handicraftsman who might claim the vague tribute of his spirit.

From Hilda A Story of Calcutta by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

Medieval agriculture was carried on by peasants holding small amounts of land which would correspond to the small shops and slender capital of the handicraftsman.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved

Even where the final step of substituting the factory for the home had not been taken the subordination of the handicraftsman to the master who provided the materials and paid the wages was tolerably complete.

From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)