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Definition of "artisan" []

  • A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "artisan" in a sentence
  • "Salt assault: U.S. health officials want Americans to slash daily sodium intake Go green or go home: Frito-Lay and Staples to increase number of electric trucks The term 'artisan' may conjure up images of cheese makers crafting wheels of cheese the old-fashioned way and bakers mixing dough by hand."
  • "According to Datamonitor, more than 800 new products released over the past five years carried the term 'artisan' on their packaging, as consumers move away from processed foods, reported industry website"
  • ""The word artisan suggests that the product is less likely to be mass-produced," Tom Vierhile, innovation insights director at Datamonitor, told"