Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One skilled in any art, mystery, or trade; a handicraftsman; a mechanic.
- n. One skilled in a fine art; an artist.
Wiktionary
- n. A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
- n. A person who displays great dexterity.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.
- n. One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Etymologies
- Probably French, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artitiānus, from Latin artītus, skilled in the arts, past participle of artīre, to instruct in the arts, from ars, art-, art; see ar- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“Salt assault: U.S. health officials want Americans to slash daily sodium intake Go green or go home: Frito-Lay and Staples to increase number of electric trucks The term 'artisan' may conjure up images of cheese makers crafting wheels of cheese the old-fashioned way and bakers mixing dough by hand.”
“According to Datamonitor, more than 800 new products released over the past five years carried the term 'artisan' on their packaging, as consumers move away from processed foods, reported industry website”
“The word artisan suggests that the product is less likely to be mass-produced," Tom Vierhile, innovation insights director at Datamonitor, told”
“The tagline "One woman's rage against the abuse of the term 'artisan' in the world of processed food" pretty much says it all.”
“The Oaxaca artisan is a master of Mexican folk art.”
“Recognizing that the artisan is a vital natural resource, the state of Michoacán just this year enacted the new Ley de Fomento Artesanal (Law for the Promotion of the Craft Industry), broader in scope than any other state's legislation, raising the artisan's lot and putting its imprimatur upon Vasco de Quiroga's dream.”
“Last month, the company introduced a line of what it calls "artisan" pizzas with feta cheese instead of mozzarella or Parmesan and Tuscan salami instead of pepperoni.”
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“Fugere says he built Tutta Bella with a focus on what he calls artisan cooking, community awareness and environmental stewardship.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘artisan’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
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food collection
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Shopping From Home (For Words)
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Words of Anathem
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Steve's words
proboscis, classic, Cosa Nostra, artisan, insatiably, sepulcher, raconteur, taciturn
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