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Definition of artisan : 1. One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic.
2. One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.

Synonyms:

discoverer, operative, armorer, journeyman, mechanic, crafter, armourer, artificer, inventor, workman

entertainer, composer, painter, musician, craftsman, author, Picasso, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, sculptor, singer, virtuoso, dancer, master, maestro, artist, performer

Usage examples:

• I should be inclined to propose that the soldier who leaves his rank or throws away his arms, or is guilty of any other act of cowardice, should be degraded into the rank of a husbandman or artisan. - "Plato's Republic", Plato.
• It describes the good old times when every artisan employed in the woollen manufacture lived as well as a farmer. - "The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 1 (of 5)", Thomas Babington Macaulay.
• But although the wonderful 25 artisan was thus held as a prisoner, he did not build any more buildings for King Minos; he spent his time in planning how he might regain his freedom. - "Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year", E.C. Hartwell.