Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handicraftsman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hand-i-crafts-man
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Handy-Crafts-Men, of Strong, & Manly Arts, as Smiths, Maſons, Carpenters, &c"
"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."
"Like all native handicraftsmen he sits down at his work."
"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."

Etymology

From handicraft + -s- + -man.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: handicraft
Suffix: -s-

Inflected Forms

handicraftsmen (plural)

Questions

What does handicraftsman mean?: A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
Where does handicraftsman come from?: From handicraft + -s- + -man.

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