draughtsman

UK/ˈdɹɑːftsmən/

nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #15,012 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: draughtsmen

A draughtsman is the person who draws technical plans. A skilled draughtsman, work as a draughtsman, the draughtsman's drawing.

The job was a board, a set square and years of practice, and computer-aided design has largely absorbed it. American spelling is draftsman. The word also means an artist judged by their line, as in a fine draughtsman.

Definitions of draughtsman

1noundraughtsmanThe person who draws technical plans.C1
“The draughtsman turned the engineer's rough sketches into accurate plans of the bridge.”

draughtsman is a worker.

Also accepted in games: draftsman

Where it comes from

Draught plus man. Draught, from draw, has meant a drawing since Middle English; America simplified it to draft.

Proto-Indo-European
*dʰregʰ-
Proto-Germanic
*drahtuz
Old English
*dreaht
Middle English
draught
English
draught
English, today
draughtsman

Built from

dragan · Old English — to draw, drag

From draught + -s- + -man. draught comes from Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English dreaht, dræht (related to dragan (“to draw, drag”)), from Proto-Germanic drahtuz, noun form of draganą; equivalent to draw + t.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Jobs & Professions

Practise this word

draughtsman in the wild

Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari and Federigo Zucchero, was an Italian painter, draughtsman, architect and writer.
Federico Zuccari
William Mason was an English poet, divine, amateur draughtsman, author, editor and gardener.
William Mason (poet)
Smith started his career with the Yorkshire machine-tool manufacturers Dean, Smith & Grace, then became a draughtsman with Northampton lift manufacturers Smith, Major and Stephens.
Herbert Smith (aircraft designer)
In March 1914, Smith joined the Sopwith Aviation Company as a draughtsman.
Herbert Smith (aircraft designer)
Marcelo Grassmann was a Brazilian engraver and draughtsman.
Marcelo Grassmann

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Related words

the dragan family

draught

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