draftsman [drafts-muh n, drahfts-] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural drafts·men.
- a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- a person who draws sketches, plans, or designs.
- an artist exceptionally skilled in drawing: Matisse was a superb draftsman.
- a person who draws up documents.
- draughtsman(def 1).
Also British, draughts·man (for defs 1–4). Origin of draftsman First recorded in 1655–65; draft + ‘s1 + man1 Related formsdrafts·man·ship, nounUsage note See -man. Examples from the Web for draftsman Historical Examples of draftsman
Robespierre was the draftsman, and the text of it still remains in his own writing.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)
John Morley
You never employed a draftsman of his class to give you plans?
The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane,
William Brodie Gurney
You know, a draftsman always makes his drawing in pencil first.
O. Henry
He is a draftsman for those old skinflints Cartner and Dillson.
Louis Trimble
Remember, you are a draftsman and are going to outline that figure on the board.
Harry Stillwell Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for draftsman draftsman noun plural -men
- the usual US spelling of draughtsman (def. 1), draughtsman (def. 2)
Derived Formsdraftsmanship, noun Word Origin and History for draftsman n.
1660s, variant of draughtsman; also see draft.