noun. A person skilled in making a product by hand.

noun. One skilled in any art, mystery, or trade; a handicraftsman; a mechanic.

noun. One skilled in a fine art; an artist.

noun. One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.

noun. One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic.

noun. A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.

noun. A person who displays great dexterity.

noun. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

"Salt assault: U.S. health officials want Americans to slash daily sodium intake Go green or go home: Frito-Lay and Staples to increase number of electric trucks The term 'artisan' may conjure up images of cheese makers crafting wheels of cheese the old-fashioned way and bakers mixing dough by hand."

art  artist  artistic  

artisanal  

skilled worker  skilled workman  trained worker  

animal stuffer  barrel maker  beautician  bookbinder  bricklayer  

nonpartisan  partisan  

architect  artificer  businessman  carpenter  craftsman  

Admirable Crichton  adept  aeromechanic  apprentice  artificer