draughtsman

English

Alternative forms

draftsman

Etymology

From draught +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/

Noun

draughtsman (plural draughtsmen)

A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
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Synonyms

drafter

Translations

person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans

Bulgarian: чертожник (bg) m (čertožnik)
Catalan: delineant m or f
Finnish: piirtäjä (fi), tekninen piirtäjä
French: dessinateur (fr) m
Georgian: კონსტრუქტორი (ḳonsṭrukṭori), მხაზველი (mxazveli)
Italian: disegnatore (it)

Romanian: desenator (ro) m, desenatoare (ro) f, proiectant (ro) m, proiectantă (ro) f
Russian: чертёжник (ru) m (čertjóžnik), рисова́льщик (ru) m (risoválʹščik)
Scottish Gaelic: dealbhaiche m
Spanish: delineante m or f
Swedish: tecknare (sv) c, ritare (sv) c

book illustrator

Finnish: kuvittaja (fi)

Italian: illustratore (it) m

piece in the game of draughts (checkers)

Finnish: nappula (fi)

Italian: pedina (it) f

one who drinks drams — see tippler

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