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draftsman
[drafts-muhn,drahfts- ]
noun
- a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- a person who draws sketches, plans, or designs.
- an artist exceptionally skilled in drawing:
Matisse was a superb draftsman.
- a person who draws up documents.
draftsman
/ ˈdrɑːftsmən /
noun
- the usual US spelling ofdraughtsmandraughtsman
Gender Note
Derived Forms
- ˈdraftsmanship,noun
Other Words From
- draftsman·shipnoun
Word History and Origins
Origin ofdraftsman1
Example Sentences
"I think it is fascinating we have a list of plasterers and draftsmen," she said.
The catalog entry for that exhibition, by Carmen C. Bambach, the Met’s curator of drawings and prints, describes it as “the only surviving manifestation of Michelangelo’s skill as a draftsman in large scale.”
He worked variously as a private investigator, machinist and draftsman.
He parents hoped he would become a draftsman but he discovered a facility for writing when he worked on the student newspaper.
Under me I have an art director, then draftsmen, and production coordinator and the paint department and graphic designer.
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