Artisan and Operative

Artisan

Artisan noun - A person whose occupation requires skill with the hands.
Usage example: we visited a re-created 19th-century New England village that features an array of artisans—a cooper, a carpenter, a blacksmith, a potter, a glassblower
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Synonyms for Artisan

Operative is a synonym for artisan in person topic. In some cases you can use "Operative" instead a noun "Artisan", when it comes to topics like worker, craftsman.

Nearby Word: artist

Operative

Operative noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

Artisan is a synonym for operative in worker topic. You can use "Artisan" instead a noun "Operative", if it concerns topics such as machinist.

How words are described

perfect perfect artisan perfect operative
young young artisan young operative
skilled skilled artisan skilled operative
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