artisan
Definitions of artisan
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a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicrafttypes:maçona craftsman skilled in building with brickscoiffeursomeone who cuts or beautifies hairmécaniciena craftsman skilled in operating machine toolsmeuniersomeone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)plombiera craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliancescouvreura craftsman who lays or repairs roofstapissiera craftsman who upholsters furnituretisseranda craftsman who weaves clothsoudeurjoins pieces of metal by welding them togethertravailleur de boismakes things out of woodbarbiera hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a tradecoiffeura man hairdressercoiffeusea woman hairdressermanucurea beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernailscouvreur en chaumesomeone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliagetype of:
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a creator of great skill in the manual arts
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