What does draughtsman mean?
Word: Draughtsman
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Draughtsman means a person whose job is to make detailed technical drawings and plans of buildings or machines.
How do you spell draughtsman?
Syllables: draughts - man
Tricky part: The first part is spelt with augh but sounds like draft; that is the British spelling, and American English writes draftsman.
Watch out for: drawtsman, drauftsman, drauhtsman
Memory tip: In British English the board game Americans call checkers is draughts: the same augh, said like draft, starts draughtsman.
Draughtsman in a sentence
Example 1: The draughtsman drew every pipe and wire on the plan for the new hospital.
Example 2: My uncle works as a draughtsman for a firm that designs metro stations.
Example 3: Our town hall still has the old plans a draughtsman drew by hand in 1960.
Fun Fact
Before computer design software, a draughtsman worked at a large tilted drawing board, using a sliding T-square to keep every line straight.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) architect
b) engineer
c) surveyor
d) draughtman
Show answer
d) draughtman. The job title is built on draughts, s and all.
Word Makeup
Only one of these compound words is spelt correctly. Choose it:
a) workshopp
b) blueprinte
c) handrale
d) draughtsman
Show answer
d) draughtsman. Blueprint ends in print, workshop in shop, and handrail in rail.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
draughtsmann
a) n
b) s
c) a
d) m
Show answer
a) n. The word ends like postman, with a single n.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ruamsdnahtg
a) draughtsmen
b) draughtsman
c) daughters
d) roughness
Show answer
b) draughtsman. Count the a's: the jumble has two, and only one option has two.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A draughtsman's drawing of a building usually shows ____.
a) the colour of every curtain
b) the names of the people living there
c) the price of each flat inside
d) its exact sizes and measurements
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d) its exact sizes and measurements
2. Which person would most often work closely with a draughtsman?
a) a pharmacist
b) a dietitian
c) a librarian
d) an architect
Show answer
d) an architect
