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handicraftsman

handicraftsman noun: a practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.

Noun

handicraftsman (plural handicraftsmen)

  1. A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
    • I knowe, that a handie-crafts-man [translating artisan] will ſcarcely looke of his worke, to gaze vpon an ordinarie man: Whereas to ſee a notable great perſon come into a towne, he will leave both worke and ſhop.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 18, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 384
    • Handy-Crafts-Men, of Strong, & Manly Arts, as Smiths, Maſons, Carpenters, &c1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 178

handicraftsman meaning in Urdu and Bengali

handicraftsman in Urdu

دستکار, ہنر مند

handicraftsman in Bengali

হস্তশিল্পের একজন অনুশীলনকারী, সাধারণত পুরুষ

Forms of handicraftsman

pluralhandicraftsmen

Origin of handicraftsman

From handicraft + -s- + -man.

Questions about handicraftsman

What does handicraftsman mean?
Handicraftsman means a practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
What is handicraftsman in Urdu?
Handicraftsman in Urdu is دستکار, ہنر مند. See Handicraftsman meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is handicraftsman?
Handicraftsman is a noun.
What is the plural of handicraftsman?
The plural of handicraftsman is handicraftsmen.

Words near handicraftsman in the dictionary

  1. handicrafters
  2. handicraftman
  3. handicraftmen
  4. handicrafts
  5. handicraftship
  6. handicraftsman
  7. handicraftsmanship
  8. handicraftsmen
  9. handicraftswoman
  10. handicraftswomen
  11. handicuffs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handicraftsman (page history and authors); handicraftsman (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); handicraftsman (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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