A very skilled or expert person—for example, at woodworking: “He’s a ________.”
| CRAFTSMAN | 234 |
| EXPERT | 120 |
| MASTER | 117 |
| WHIZ | 88 |
| ARTIST | 58 |
| GENIUS | 53 |
| PERFECTIONIST | 50 |
| MASTER CRAFTSMAN | 39 |
| WIZ | 39 |
| NR | 33 |
| PROFESSIONAL | 25 |
| ARTISAN | 24 |
| CRACKERJACK | 20 |
| WIZARD | 19 |
| TOP HAND | 14 |
| TOPS | 14 |
| MASTER HAND | 13 |
| PRO | 12 |
| CABINETMAKER | 10 |
| GOOD CARPENTER | 9 |
| PAST MASTER | 9 |
| ACE | 8 |
| TOP-NOTCH | 8 |
| CARPENTER | 7 |
| MECHANIC | 7 |
| WHIZ-BANG | 7 |
| GOOD CRAFTSMAN | 6 |
| REAL CRAFTSMAN | 6 |
| SKILLED MECHANIC | 5 |
| SKILLED WORKER | 5 |
| BEST | 4 |
| CRAFTMAN | 4 |
| GOOD MECHANIC | 4 |
| GOOD WORKER | 4 |
| GOOD WORKMAN | 4 |
| HANDYMAN | 4 |
| JOURNEYMAN | 4 |
| SKILLED WORKMAN | 4 |
| TOP-NOTCHER | 4 |
| A-NUMBER-ONE | 3 |
| EXPERT CARPENTER | 3 |
| FINISHED CARPENTER | 3 |
| FIRST CLASS | 3 |
| FIRST CLASS CARPENTER | 3 |
| MASTER WORKMAN | 3 |
| SKILLED | 3 |
| SKILLED CARPENTER | 3 |
| A-ONE | 2 |
| CLEVER | 2 |
| DANDY | 2 |
| EXCELLENT CARPENTER | 2 |
| EXCELLENT MECHANIC | 2 |
| EXPERT CRAFTSMAN | 2 |
| FIRST RATE | 2 |
| GOOD HAND | 2 |
| HANDY WITH TOOLS | 2 |
| HUMDINGER | 2 |
| JACK OF ALL TRADES | 2 |
| MARVEL | 2 |
| MASTERMIND | 2 |
| NATURAL | 2 |
| NUMBER-ONE | 2 |
| PERFECT CARPENTER | 2 |
| REAL ARTIST | 2 |
| REAL CARPENTER | 2 |
| REAL GOOD | 2 |
| REAL HANDY | 2 |
| REAL MECHANIC | 2 |
| SKILLED MAN | 2 |
| SPECIALIST | 2 |
| VERY GOOD | 2 |
| VERY SKILLFUL | 2 |
| WONDER | 2 |
| A-ONE CARPENTER | 1 |
| ACCOMPLISHED | 1 |
| ACCOMPLISHED WOODWORKER | 1 |
| ACE AT IT | 1 |
| ADEPT | 1 |
| AKAINAI | 1 |
| ARCHITECT | 1 |
| ARTIST AT HIS TRADE | 1 |
| ARTIST IN HIS LINE | 1 |
| AUTHORITY | 1 |
| BORN CARVER | 1 |
| CABINET MAN | 1 |
| CARVER | 1 |
| CHAMP | 1 |
| CHAMPION | 1 |
| CLASS-A | 1 |
| CRACKPOT | 1 |
| CRAFTSMAN AT HIS TRADE | 1 |
| CRAFTSMAN EXTRAORDINARY | 1 |
| DABSTER | 1 |
| DILLY | 1 |
| DOES A PERFECT JOB | 1 |
| EXCELLENT | 1 |
| EXCELLENT CABINETMAKER | 1 |
| EXCELLENT CRAFTSMAN | 1 |
| EXCELLENT WORKER | 1 |
| EXCELLENT WORKMAN | 1 |
| EXCELS AT HIS WORK | 1 |
| EXPERT CABINETMAKER | 1 |
| EXPERT WORKMAN | 1 |
| EXTRA | 1 |
| EXTRA SPECIAL | 1 |
| EXTREMELY FINE | 1 |
| EXTREMELY SKILLED | 1 |
| EXTRY GOOD | 1 |
| FINE CARPENTER | 1 |
| FINE CRAFTSMAN | 1 |
| FINISH CARPENTER | 1 |
| FINISHED SPECIALIST | 1 |
| FINISHER | 1 |
| FIRST CLASS WORKMAN | 1 |
| GEM | 1 |
| GENUINE | 1 |
| GIFTED | 1 |
| GOIN’ JESSE | 1 |
| GOOD | 1 |
| GOOD COOPERATOR | 1 |
| GOOD CRAFTMAN | 1 |
| GOOD HANDYMAN | 1 |
| GOOD MAN | 1 |
| GOOD WOODWORKER | 1 |
| GREAT | 1 |
| HAS A KNACK | 1 |
| HOUDINI | 1 |
| JACK OF HIS TRADE | 1 |
| JIM-DANDY | 1 |
| KNOWS HIS ONIONS | 1 |
| KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING | 1 |
| MAESTRO | 1 |
| MASTER AT HIS TRADE | 1 |
| MASTER AT WOODWORKING | 1 |
| MASTER WORKSMAN | 1 |
| METICULOUS | 1 |
| MODEL | 1 |
| NEAT WORKMAN | 1 |
| NIFTY | 1 |
| ONE OF THE VERY BEST | 1 |
| PATTERN MAKER | 1 |
| PERFECT WORKER | 1 |
| PRECISIONIST | 1 |
| PRETTY GOOD AT | 1 |
| PRETTY SLICK | 1 |
| PROFESSION | 1 |
| PROFESSIONALIST | 1 |
| REAL ARTISAN | 1 |
| REAL CABINETMAKER | 1 |
| REAL GOOD CARPENTER | 1 |
| REAL PRO | 1 |
| REAL PROFESSIONAL | 1 |
| REAL WHIZ | 1 |
| REALLY TOPS | 1 |
| SENSATION | 1 |
| SHARK | 1 |
| SHARK AT THAT | 1 |
| SHARP | 1 |
| SKILLED CRAFTSMAN | 1 |
| SKILLED IN HIS TRADE | 1 |
| SKILLED PERSON | 1 |
| SKILLFUL | 1 |
| SKILLFUL WORKMAN | 1 |
| SMART MAN | 1 |
| STAR | 1 |
| SUPERIOR CRAFTSMAN | 1 |
| SWELL | 1 |
| TALENTED | 1 |
| TALENTED PERSON | 1 |
| TECHNICIAN | 1 |
| TOP CARPENTER | 1 |
| TOP CRAFTSMAN | 1 |
| TOP MAN | 1 |
| TOP MECHANIC | 1 |
| TOP WORKER | 1 |
| TOP-NOTCH CARPENTER | 1 |
| TOP-NOTCH FINISHER | 1 |
| TOP-NOTCH WOODWORKER | 1 |
| TOPS IN HIS FIELD | 1 |
| TOPS IN HIS PROFESSION | 1 |
| TOPS IN HIS TRADE | 1 |
| TOPS IN THAT FIELD | 1 |
| TOPS IN WOODWORK | 1 |
| TOPS ON HIS WORK | 1 |
| TRADESMAN | 1 |
| TREMENDOUS WOODWORKER | 1 |
| VERY BEST | 1 |
| VERY COMPETENT | 1 |
| VERY MECHANICAL | 1 |
| VERY SKILLED WORKMAN | 1 |
| WELL-QUALIFIED CARPENTER | 1 |
| WHIP | 1 |
| WONDERFUL | 1 |
| WOOD BUTCHER | 1 |
| WORKER | 1 |
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