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English
Etymology
From handicraft + -s- + -man.
Noun
handicraftsman (plural handicraftsmen)
- A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 18, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes , book II, London: Val Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC, page 384: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.
1625, Francis , “Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates”, in The Essayes , 3rd edition, London: Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 178:Handy-Crafts-Men, of Strong, & Manly Arts, as Smiths, Maſons, Carpenters, &c
1742, Samuel Johnson, The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol.6:He may, among the drunkards, be a hearty fellow, and, among sober handicraftsmen, a free-spoken gentleman; but he must have some better distinction, before he is a patriot.
1903, Philip P. Wells, Bible Stories and Religious Classics:I know that a good honest handicraftsman, Erik, the glove-maker, has been your suitor; he is a widower without children, he is well off; think whether you cannot be content with him.
Translations
practitioner of a handicraft