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craftsmen

/ˈkræftsmən/ /ˈkrɑːftsmən/

Meanings
noun
A male artisan.

Examples :

"The furniture in the old house was made by skilled craftsmen years ago. "
person job work art culture society industry

Related Words

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration years

years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration old

old noun

/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

"A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration by

by noun

/baɪ/

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

Illustration skilled

skilled adjective

/skɪld/

Having or showing skill; skillful.

"The baker was skilled at decorating cakes, making each one a beautiful work of art. "

Illustration furniture

furniture noun

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/

Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

Illustration ago

ago adjective

/əˈɡəʊ/ /əˈɡoʊ/

Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.

"in days ago/in days agone"

Illustration male

male noun

/meɪl/

One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

"My brother is a male. "

Illustration artisan

artisan noun

/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/ /ˈɑɹtɪsən/

A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.

"The artisan carefully crafted the wooden toys for his children. "

Illustration house

house noun

/hʌʊs/ /haʊs/ /haʊz/

A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.

"My family's house is located near the school. "