HOW TO PRONOUNCE
artisan
/ˈɑɹtəzən/
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Stress “ar” and give “s” a voiced “z” sound.
Use three syllables, with light vowels in the second and third. Keep the middle consonant voiced as z, then finish with n without adding another syllable.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The artisan demonstrated the technique.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does artisan mean?
noun
- A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
- A person who displays great dexterity.
adjective
- Artisanal.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɑɹtəzən/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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The father himself had occasional attacks of epilepsy, but they were never frequent enough to hinder him working as an artisan.
The artisan class, on the other hand, is notoriously falling away from the accredited anthropomorphic creeds and from all devout observances.
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An artisan was fastening Mother Hucheloup’s big straw hat on his head with a string, “for fear of sun-stroke,” as he said.
The warrior, the lawyer, the artisan, in a word, almost all professions and trades, were carried away by the fury of gaming.
Do you mean the property of the petty artisan and of the small peasant, a form of property that preceded the bourgeois form?