draftsman
(ˈdrɑːftsmən, -æ-)
[Another spelling of draughtsman.]
1. One who makes, or whose business it is to make, drawings or designs.
| 1663 Gerbier Counsel G j a, Good Draufts-men do express..what is to be built in Brick by a Red Line, what with Stone white. 1797 Monthly Mag. III. 223 Mr. Alexander, Draftsman to the late Chinese Embassy, will..publish..a series of Plates, on the Costume of China. 1851 Ord. & Regul. R. Engineers §16. 62 Where there is no Draftsman, the Junior Officer..is to attend to the..arrangement of all Plans and Models, in the Engineer Drawing Room. |
2. One who drafts or draws up a document, esp. a legal document or a parliamentary bill or clause.
| 1759 Franklin Ess. Wks. 1840 III. 179 The draftsman hath assured us, that no power..is comprised in that charter but what was the proprietary's direction. 1884 Sir H. Cotton in Law Rep. 26 Ch. Div. 99 The draftsman has framed this declaration of trust awkwardly. |
Hence ˈdraftsmanship = draughtsmanship.
| 1882 Traill Sterne vi. 89 Sketches of travel..surpassed in vigour and freedom of draftsmanship, by the Sentimental Journey. 1885 Law Times LXXIX. 171/2 Faulty draftsmanship and highly technical construction. |