A craftsman who makes or repairs fans, particularly decorative or mechanical fans.
Compound of 'fan' and 'wright' (Old English for maker or builder, as in 'playwright' or 'shipwright'). This occupational term describes artisans who specialized in fan production, especially during the 17th-19th centuries.
Fanwrights were highly skilled artisans—decorative fans required intricate work with silk, feathers, ivory, and wood, and creating a beautiful folding fan was considered a fine art. The profession has largely disappeared, but antique fans from master fanwrights are now museum pieces.
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