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artisan

ar·ti·san

UK/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/ US/ɑː(ɹ)tɪˈzæn/ rare

noun

1.

a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

Phrases

  • artisan's palsy

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