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draftsman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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drafts·man /ˈdrɑːftsmən $ ˈdræfts-/ noun (plural draftsmen /-mən/) [countable]  1. SCL (also drafter) someone who puts a suggested law or a new law into the correct words 〔法案或新法律的〕起草人2. x-refthe American spelling of draughtsman draughtsman的美式拼法
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draftsmanTin Tut went along as his adviser and draftsman.But not all the skills and ingenuity of law draftsmen could wholly circumvent the deviousness of ancient land law.It is, of course, very easy to make fun of the parliamentary draftsmen.However, the draftsman should choose his words with care.For this reason, in drafting a lease the draftsman should constantly have in mind the nature of the demised property.The draftsman did not make the crimes formerly contained in those statutes consistent or create a hierarchy of offences.The draftsman employed several different forms of words to achieve this result.The draftsman should take care in dealing with the option to renew itself.
drafts·man nounChineseSyllable
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draftsman
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draftsman /ˈdrɑːftsmən $ ˈdræfts-/ noun (plural draftsmen /-mən/) [countable]
1. (also drafter) someone who puts a suggested law or a new law into the correct words
2. the American spelling of draughtsman

II
draughtsman British English, draftsman American English /ˈdrɑːftsmən $ ˈdræfts-/ noun (plural draughtsmen /-mən/) [countable]
1. someone whose job is to draw all the parts of a new building or machine that is being planned
2. someone who draws well


drafts·man, BrE /ˈdrɑːftsmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdræftsmən/ 🔊 drafts·womanBrE /ˈdrɑːftswʊmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdræftswʊmən/ 🔊 noun (
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drafts·men BrE /ˈdrɑːftsmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdræftsmən/ 🔊
, drafts·women BrE /ˈdrɑːftswɪmɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdræftswɪmɪn/ 🔊
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(NAmE) = draughtsman, draughtswoman (NAmE also drafter) a person who writes official or legal documents (正式或法律文件的)起草人the draftsmen of the constitution宪法起草人