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draftsman
[ drafts-muhn, drahfts- ]
noun
- a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- a person who draws sketches, plans, or designs.
- an artist exceptionally skilled in drawing:
Matisse was a superb draftsman.
- a person who draws up documents.
draftsman
/ ˈdrɑːftsmən /
noun
- the usual US spelling of draughtsman draughtsman
Gender Note
Derived Forms
- ˈdraftsmanship, noun
Other Words From
- draftsman·ship noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of draftsman1
Example Sentences
The catalog entry for that exhibition, by Carmen C. Bambach, the Met’s curator of drawings and prints, describes it as “the only surviving manifestation of Michelangelo’s skill as a draftsman in large scale.”
He worked variously as a private investigator, machinist and draftsman.
He parents hoped he would become a draftsman but he discovered a facility for writing when he worked on the student newspaper.
Under me I have an art director, then draftsmen, and production coordinator and the paint department and graphic designer.
Philip Berkheimer, a 53-year-old draftsman in Frederick County, is an independent who voted for Republicans down the line this year, hoping for a change.
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