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artisan

.ɑ:ti'zæn6 senses · 235 ms
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noun/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn//ɑː(ɹ)tɪˈzæn//ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/
  1. 1

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

    • One or two works, particularly those of Babcock & Wilcox, are on the Renfrew line, and the passenger services are run to suit the artisan rather than the businessman travelling daily to the city.
  2. 2

    A person who displays great dexterity.

adj/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn//ɑː(ɹ)tɪˈzæn//ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/
  1. 1

    Artisanal.not-comparable

    • Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves).

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