artisan

artisan
{{11}}artisan (adj.) 1859, from ARTISAN (Cf. artisan) (n.).
{{12}}artisan (n.) 1530s, from It. artesano, from V.L. artitianus, from L. artitus, pp. of artire "to instruct in the arts," from ars (gen. artis) "art" (see ART (Cf. art) (n.)). Barnhart reports M.Fr. artisan, often listed as the direct source of the English word, is attested too late to be so.

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  • artisan — artisan, ane [ artizɑ̃, an ] n. • XVIe; it. artigiano, de arte « art » 1 ♦ Personne qui exerce un métier manuel pour son propre compte, aidée souvent de sa famille, de compagnons, apprentis, etc. (rare au fém.). Le serrurier, le cordonnier sont… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Artisan — Ar ti*san (?; 277), n. [F. artisan, fr. L. artitus skilled in arts, fr. ars, artis, art: cf. It. artigiano. See {Art}, n.] 1. One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. One trained to manual dexterity in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • artisan — ARTISAN. s. m. Ouvrier dans un art mécanique. Homme de métier. Simple artisan. Habile artisan. Les boutiques des artisans. [b]f♛/b] Il se dit figurément De celui qui est l auteur, la cause de quelque chose. Il a été l artisan de sa fortune, l… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • artisan — Artisan. s. m. Ouvrier dans un Art mechanique, homme de mestier. Simple artisan. habile artisan. les boutiques des artisans. Il se dit fig. de celuy qui est l Auteur, la cause de quelque chose. Il a esté l artisan de sa fortune, l artisan de son… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • artisan — I noun artifex, artificer, craftsman, craftworker, faber, handicraftsman, journeyman, laborer, machiner, master craftsman, master workman, mechanic, mechanician, one engaged in a manual enterprise, one skilled in an industrial art, one trained in …   Law dictionary

  • artisan — UK US /ˌɑːtɪˈzæn/ US  /ˈɑːrtəzən/ noun [C] PRODUCTION ► someone who is skilled in making things with their hands: »State of the art industrial manufacturing is complemented by the work of skilled seamstresses and artisans …   Financial and business terms

  • artisan — 1 artificer, *artist, architect 2 mechanic, workman, workingman, *worker, operative, craftsman, handicraftsman, hand, laborer, roustabout …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • artisan — Artisan, ou Artiste, Artifex, Opifex …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • artisan — ► NOUN ▪ a skilled worker who makes things by hand. DERIVATIVES artisanal adjective. ORIGIN French, from Latin artire instruct in the arts …   English terms dictionary

  • artisan — [ärt′ə zən, ärt′əsən] n. [Fr < It artigiano; ult. < L ars, ART1] a worker in a skilled trade; craftsman artisanal adj. artisanship n …   English World dictionary

  • artisan — (ar ti zan) s. m. 1°   Celui qui exerce un art mécanique, un métier. Artisan habile, adroit. 2°   Anciennement, artiste. •   Vous.... voyez dans les arts les secrets qui ne sont connus que des artisans, BALZ. Liv. VI, Lett. 6. •   L artisan… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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