artisan
/ˈɑɹtɪzən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.26 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "One or two works, particularly those of Babcock & Wilcox, are on the Renfrew line, and the passenger services are run to suit the artisan rather than the businessman travelling daily to the city."
- "Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves)."
- "Cartier and Tiffany have some unlikely new neighbours near Sloane Square — a butcher, a greengrocer and a cheesemonger. […] The row of artisan food and drink shops also includes a wine merchant. A bakery is due to open in time for Christmas and a tenant is being sought for a sixth unit."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂er-, *artītiānus, artītus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹtɪzən/
- British English: /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/