ARTISAN


Meaning of ARTISAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈär-tə-zən, -sən, chiefly Brit ]

ˌär-tə-ˈzan noun

Etymology: Middle French, from northern Italian dialect form of Tuscan artigiano, from arte art, from Latin art-, ars

Date: 1538

1. : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson

2. : one that produces something (as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional methods

• ar·ti·san·al -zə-n ə l, -sə-, -ˈza- adjective

• ar·ti·san·ship -ˌship noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.