handwerksman

Definitions of handwerksman
  1. noun
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
    synonyms: ambachtsman, bakkersknecht
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    estheticienne, esthéticienne, schoonheidsspecialiste, visagist
    someone who works in a beauty parlor
    metselaar, metser
    a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
    klokkengieter, klokkenmaker
    someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
    kuiper
    a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
    koperslager, kopersmid
    someone who makes articles from copper
    graveur, plaatsnijder, stempelsnijder
    someone who makes dies
    glasblazer
    someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass
    glazenmaker, polijststeen
    someone who cuts flat glass to size
    barbier, coiffeur, dameskapper, designer, figaro, friseur, haarknipper, hairstylist, kapper, ontwerper, stilist, vormgever
    someone who cuts or beautifies hair
    machinevoerder, machinist, mecanicien, mechanicus, treinbestuurder, werktuigkundige
    a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
    steenhouwer
    a craftsman who works with stone or brick
    freesbank, freesmachine, molenaar, molenaarster, mulder
    someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
    behanger
    one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper
    looddekker, loodgieter, waterfitter
    a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
    pottenbakker
    a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
    bedankbrief, dakdekker, dekker, looddekker
    a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
    leerbewerker, leerlooier, leertouwer, looier
    a craftsman who tans skins and hides
    meubelstoffeerder, stoffeerder
    a craftsman who upholsters furniture
    weefster, wever
    a craftsman who weaves cloth
    lasapparaat, lasser
    joins pieces of metal by welding them together
    etaleur, etaleur-decorateur
    someone who decorates shop windows
    houtbewerker
    makes things out of wood
    barbier, coiffeur, figaro, friseur, haarknipper, herenkapper, kapper
    a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
    kastenmaker, meubelmaker, schrijnwerker
    a woodworker who specializes in making furniture
    houtbewerker, timmerman
    a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
    wagenmaker
    a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons
    gezelligheidsdier, gezelligheidsmens, timmerman
    a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood
    scheepstimmerman
    a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
    dakdekker, dekker, rietdekker
    someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
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    vakman, vakvrouw
    a worker who has acquired special skills
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