draftsman
noun
drafts·man
ˈdraf(t)-smən 
ˈdräf(t)-
1
: a person who draws plans and sketches (as of machinery or structures)
2
: a person who draws legal documents or other writings
3
: an artist who excels in drawing
Examples of draftsman in a Sentence
Her use of color is not outstanding, but she is a first-rate draftsman.
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Eventually Gauguin got a job as a draftsman for the department of public works and began writing political commentary for a local paper, but his sense of having betrayed his values and gifts in Tahiti’s colonial milieu only grew.
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Milton Bradley, originally trained as a draftsman and lithograph printer, commercialized the Checkered Game of Life in the 1860s.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2025
The scroll contained a list of contractors who worked together to build the King’s Theater, including draftsmen, architects, plasterers and apprentices.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Her father, Laron Flack, worked as a draftsman in the Veterans Administration; her mother, Irene (Council) Flack, was a cook at a high school who also taught music and played the organ at Arlington’s A.M.E. Zion Church.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Milton Bradley, originally trained as a draftsman and lithograph printer, commercialized the Checkered Game of Life in the 1860s.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2025
The scroll contained a list of contractors who worked together to build the King’s Theater, including draftsmen, architects, plasterers and apprentices.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Her father, Laron Flack, worked as a draftsman in the Veterans Administration; her mother, Irene (Council) Flack, was a cook at a high school who also taught music and played the organ at Arlington’s A.M.E. Zion Church.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Draftsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draftsman. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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draftsman
noun
drafts·man
ˈdrafts-mən
: a person who prepares or composes legal or legislative documents
draftsmanship
noun
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