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
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Her use of color is not outstanding, but she is a first-rate draftsman.
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Elizabeth Glass Libertarian Elizabeth Glass is an engineering draftsman.
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Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
The authors suggest that the draftsman who created the illustration may have been confused.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 July 2024
Editors’ Picks Gayle Dunkin McKinney was born on Aug. 26, 1949, in Harlem, the daughter of Harold McKinney, a draftsman, and Millicent (Herndon) McKinney, a supervisor of telephone operators.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Flaherty left Westinghouse High School to spend four years in the U.S. Air Force, attended Point Park College for a year and worked as a draftsman before moving to Chicago to take a job as a stage manager for Second City in 1969.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
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Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
The authors suggest that the draftsman who created the illustration may have been confused.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 July 2024
Editors’ Picks Gayle Dunkin McKinney was born on Aug. 26, 1949, in Harlem, the daughter of Harold McKinney, a draftsman, and Millicent (Herndon) McKinney, a supervisor of telephone operators.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Flaherty left Westinghouse High School to spend four years in the U.S. Air Force, attended Point Park College for a year and worked as a draftsman before moving to Chicago to take a job as a stage manager for Second City in 1969.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
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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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