master workman
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In a day of haphazard fiction and rodomontade criticism, the advent of a master workman is likely to be unheralded, if, indeed, he is fortunate enough to find a publisher to put him between covers.
From Arthur Machen A Novelist of Ecstasy and Sin by Starrett, Vincent
Then I was by him, as a master workman: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him.”
From The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
The number of apprentices that a master workman might employ was strictly limited, in order that the journeymen might not become too numerous.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey
Every mechanic whose hands and brain have been trained to the expertness required by the master workman, is well-educated in his particular calling.
From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Calhoon, Major A.R.
It is perfectly comprehending the action of the lever escapement and then being able to remedy defects, that constitute the master workman.