As an actor he was a consummate craftsman. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A craftsman is typically his own worst critic, that is the way it should be. From Wordnik.com. [How we should act to other users...] Reference
If you know that, and contract a goblin craftsman, you should probably expect to abide by that concept. From Wordnik.com. [a very unsatisfying answer « Love | Peace | Ohana] Reference
The poet is a word craftsman, a master of language. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1987 - Press Release] Reference
True, the craftsman was a nobleman now, but such he had always been!. From Wordnik.com. [Donal Grant, by George MacDonald] Reference
Indeed, it’s intellectual property where the cachet of a craftsman is probably gaining in currency. From Wordnik.com. [A Lament For Hattori Hanzo | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference
No Baghdad-trained IED craftsman is going to show up in LA or DC, but I’m not so sure about Paris or Warsaw. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Weakness] Reference
Loyalty to a good craftsman is its own reward. From Wordnik.com. [Some Peeves from a Gunsmith] Reference
He describes himself as a "craftsman" who "practices the age-old art of manual pencil sharpening". From Wordnik.com. [When only a really sharp pencil will do] Reference
Tottenham boss Redknapp full of praise for Man Utd's "craftsman". From Wordnik.com. [tribalfootball.com] Reference
A craftsman often adopted a son to learn the craft. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
You know, Brendan's more of a song craftsman, I guess. From Wordnik.com. [The Raconteurs: New Music for Old Friends] Reference
The name of the craftsman: David Stones, from Britain. From Wordnik.com. [Turning Un-Japanese] Reference
Row, two pairs of shoes in brown and patent by a craftsman of Jermyn. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
As a writer of books, I confess myself to be a good stage craftsman. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession] Reference
So the craftsman sold it to a businessman for many thousands of dollars. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Old Attic] Reference
Ken Follett is a master craftsman who is just now hitting his full stride. From Wordnik.com. [Jackie K. Cooper: Fall of Giants: Follett At His Finest] Reference
Which I considered a high compliment from him because he was a scrupulous craftsman. From Wordnik.com. [100 Years Of Jazz Clarinetist Artie Shaw] Reference
Once upon a time a wise and thoughtful craftsman made a new electric adding machine. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Old Attic] Reference
The legislator is a craftsman whose material is society and whose aim is the good life. From Wordnik.com. [Politics: A Treatise on Government] Reference
The greater the artist, the louder that artist insisted he was no more than a craftsman. From Wordnik.com. [Cut! And That's A Wrap!] Reference
He was the firm's craftsman, a stickler for detail who always outprepared the opposition. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery Of The White House Suicide] Reference
Constantine was a wretched craftsman with an imperfect knowledge of both Arabic and Latin. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
Once the scenes begin to accrue, you realize that you're in the hands of a master craftsman. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review Roundup] Reference
Though a skilful craftsman, Picoult may also lack the literary standing to make such a charge. From Wordnik.com. [I write a nasty book. And they want a girly cover on it] Reference
I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version. From Wordnik.com. [Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis] Reference
PETER PLAGENS: What impresses me most about you is what a good craftsman and people-pleaser you are. From Wordnik.com. [STANDING IN THE LINE OF FIRE] Reference
The man to see is Joe Cress, a former teacher and now custom craftsman, who specializes in such work. From Wordnik.com. [Custom craftsman duplicates field desks] Reference
Johnston is a proficient craftsman, but like the Rocketeer himself, he's a little short on personality. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Gets Seriously Silly] Reference
The forms are for advertisements which emphasize something grand; the craftsman for ads that personalize. From Wordnik.com. [Imagination Factory] Reference
I am told by the publishers that the American public fully shares my approval of this engaging craftsman. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914] Reference
"Flavor profiler and culinary craftsman", Davis 'recipes are known throughout South East Asia and Australia. From Wordnik.com. [2morrowknight: Awesome Sauce: 16 Chefs on Twitter] Reference
Marketing prefers that products be thought of as platonic forms or as the products of some distant craftsman. From Wordnik.com. [Imagination Factory] Reference
By 1900, the carpenter's tool chest, fully stocked and fit for the finest craftsman, contained 90 or more tools. From Wordnik.com. [Woodworking Tools 1600-1900] Reference
As always happened, the Battalion was very soon housed, the degree of comfort varying with the skill of the craftsman. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918] Reference
I know, too, that, to a partial extent, the black man, in the Southern States, is a craftsman, especially in the cities. From Wordnik.com. [Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child.] Reference
The show has a big heart, and Davies is a fine comic craftsman, burlesquing his own ridiculousness for our entertainment. From Wordnik.com. [Greg Davies] Reference
Sometimes I think about him, the fictional craftsman we created as a public image that we later had to put out of business. From Wordnik.com. [Imagination Factory] Reference
Sander is a craftsman (for detail and tone, he used smooth, hard-finished paper), but his empathy makes these pictures great. From Wordnik.com. [The Way They Were, We Are] Reference
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