Meaning

noun a professional whose work is consistently of high quality

noun a creator of great skill in the manual arts

noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

originEtymology tree Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Middle English craft English craft English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English craftsman From craft + -s- + -man.

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