Definition of “artisan”

Usage examples

• The council had wanted to rent the disused primary school out to an artisan , or an enterprise.

  Dexter Petley, WHITE LIES (2003)

• Says an artisan : "By the time one becomes a master craftsman, one is either too old or near blind.

  India Today (1997)

• One out of every 10 pounds of cheese eaten is a higher-quality, value-added cheese such as artisan or farmstead varieties.

  canada.com (2004)

• Or would they prefer that artisan stone cottage with meadow view?

  Times, Sunday Times (2005)

• Locronan (see A-Z) is a good example of a small town with a range of interesting artisan crafts.

  Delaforce, Patrick, Collins Traveller, Brittany (1993)