Home › Words › L › loftsmanloftsmanloftsman means A draftsman who uses the lofting technique.EtymologyFrom loft + -s- + -man.nounA draftsman who uses the lofting technique.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.draughtsman 65% match — A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans. vs loftsman →lofting 61% match — Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working. vs loftsman →lofted 61% match — Having (a specified amount of) loft. vs loftsman →draftsperson 61% match — A draftsman or draftswoman. vs loftsman →draftsman 60% match — A person who drafts legal documents. vs loftsman →drafter 59% match — A person who prepares technical drawings and plans. vs loftsman →raftsman 57% match — A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter. vs loftsman →draftswoman 56% match — A woman employed in making drawings. vs loftsman →