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DRAFTSMAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An artist skilled at drawing

Synonyms:

draftsman; drawer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("draftsman" is a kind of...):

artist; creative person (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "draftsman"):

cartoonist (a person who draws cartoons)

pavement artist (someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money))

sketcher (someone who draws sketches)

Derivation:

draftsmanship (the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines

Synonyms:

draftsman; draftsperson; draughtsman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("draftsman" is a kind of...):

skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)

Derivation:

draftsmanship (the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams)

Credits