draughtsman

[ drafts-muhn, drahfts- ]

noun

, British.

, plural draughts·men.

1. a checker, as used in the game of checkers.
2. draftsman ( defs 1, 2, 3, 4 ).

draughtsman

/ ˈdrɑːftsmən /

noun

1. Also called (feminine)draughtswoman a person who practises or is qualified in mechanical drawing, employed to prepare detailed scale drawings of machinery, buildings, devices, etc
2. Also called (feminine)draughtswoman a person skilled in drawing
3. any of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts US and Canadian equivalentchecker

Derived Forms

• ˈdraughtsmanˌship, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of draughtsman¹

First recorded in 1655–65; draught + -s ³ + man

Example Sentences

It seems like they might fold up, like draughtsman’s dummies.

From New York Times

Now the nation's devolved parliament, which Elizabeth herself cautioned against in 1977 before embracing in 1999, is firmly established in Scottish life - "a new voice in the land," in the words of its draughtsman, Donald Dewar.

From BBC

His skill as a draughtsman won him a few privileges, like being given fresh fruit juice by one of the guards whose portrait he drew.

From BBC

Greenaway makes lists galore, and it is through these that he can create fantastical cinematic constructs — the 12 drawings of “Draughtsman’s Contract,” and the 100 curious fictional characters connected to water that help populate “Prospero’s Books,” Greenaway’s take on “The Tempest.”

From Los Angeles Times

He was conscripted into the Royal Corps of Signals for his national service where, like many artists, he was given a role as a draughtsman and set to drawing electrical circuits, much to his disgust.

From BBC