a person who does work that needs a special skill, making things with their hands synonym craftsman工匠;手艺人 The hand-woven textiles were made by skilled local artisans. 手工编织的纺织品是由当地熟练的工匠制作的。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian artigiano, based on Latin artitus, past participle of artire ‘instruct in the arts’, from ars, art- ‘art’.