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draughtsman
[ drafts-muhn, drahfts- ]
noun
, British.
, plural draughts·men.
- a checker, as used in the game of checkers.
draughtsman
/ ˈdrɑːftsmən /
noun
- Also called (feminine)draughtswoman a person who practises or is qualified in mechanical drawing, employed to prepare detailed scale drawings of machinery, buildings, devices, etc
- Also called (feminine)draughtswoman a person skilled in drawing
- any of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts US and Canadian equivalentchecker
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Derived Forms
- ˈdraughtsmanˌship, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of draughtsman1
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Example Sentences
The draughtsman of this dignified little Act it is clear was greatly addicted to capitals.
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In an army thoroughly disorganised a good draughtsman with an eye for country was no despicable asset.
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This drawing touches the highest level of the draughtsman's art and demonstrates the unique power of the pencil in a master hand.
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The stone is, however, decayed, and it is possible that it is the draughtsman who has blundered.
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Surely, it has been confidently argued, this draughtsman must be no other than the true Finiguerra himself.
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