handicraftsman

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In course of time the handicraftsman followed the peddler, the German shoemaker, the tinsmith, and the saddler established themselves; the tents changed into strongly-built houses that stood around the market-place.

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav

A handicraftsman thinks an apprenticeship necessary to make him acquainted with his business.

From The Frontier in American History by Turner, Frederick Jackson

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

The artist, like the handicraftsman, must learn his art.

From Life of Charles Dickens by Marzials, Frank T. (Frank Thomas)

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)