Perhaps quarrelsome craftsman flourished alongside engraver (8)
I believe the answer is:
fletcher
'perhaps quarrelsome craftsman' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'flourished alongside engraver' is the wordplay.
'flourished' becomes 'fl' (abbreviation in biographical entries).
'alongside' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'engraver' becomes 'etcher' (I've seen this before).
'fl'+'etcher'='FLETCHER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fletcher that I've seen before include "who makes weapons" , "Manufacturer of bows and arrows" , "Ronnie Barker's character in Porridge" , "Maker of arrows" , "One makes arrows" .)