artsman

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noun

A man skilled in an art or in arts.

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Meanings

nounartsman (plural artsmen)

plural artsmen

  1. obsoleteA man skilled in an art or in arts.

    [T]he pythe of all Sciences, which maketh the Arts-man differ from the inexpert, is in the middle propoſitions, which in euerie particular knowledge are taken from Tradition & Experience.

    1605, Francis Bacon, “The Second Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC, folio 48, verso

Origin

From arts + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“artsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artsman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artsman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artsman.

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