ar-ti-san noun noun: artisan; plural noun: artisans Definition: "An artisan is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand that may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative arts, sculptures, clothing, jewelry, food items, household items and tools or even mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork movement of a watchmaker. Artisan is a word that is often over used. You will see this word in reference to a hamburger bun from a fast f …