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draftsman

[ drafts-muhn, drahfts- ]

noun

, plural drafts·men.
  1. a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
  2. a person who draws sketches, plans, or designs.
  3. an artist exceptionally skilled in drawing:

    Matisse was a superb draftsman.

  4. a person who draws up documents.


draftsman

/ ˈdrɑːftsmən /

noun

  1. the usual US spelling of draughtsman draughtsman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

See -man.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdraftsmanship, noun
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Other Words From

  • draftsman·ship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of draftsman1

First recorded in 1655–65; draft + 's 1 + man
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Example Sentences

In December 1731, an architect’s draftsman named Gonichon created a map considered the most accurate representation of New Orleans a decade after the engineer Pauger began clearing brush to build a capital.

From Time

Remarkably, one of the people we interviewed back in 2011, a carpenter and draftsman who suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is among those who remain on the hook for his student loans.

Erick Adams, a 54-year-old architectural draftsman, had arrived 15 minutes early.

The talented draftsman started off drawing cartoons for Hugh Hefner’s magazine in the 1950s, and later lived with him in his infamous party pad, where he wrote many of his beloved children’s books.

From Ozy

Jacobsen joined Johnson in his Connecticut office immediately after graduation but was fired within a year because of his poor skills as a draftsman.

When twenty-two years of age he applied for, and got, a position as draftsman in a small company developing a motorcycle.

Also plan to earn money while learning to be a draftsman and proof of big money paying positions in great industries.

No structure can be erected without plans drawn by a draftsman.

Your dad was a wonderful draftsman, Peg, commented Cleo, with her newly trained eye tracing the intricacies of the drawing board.

Remember, you are a draftsman and are going to outline that figure on the board.

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