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craftswoman

American  
[krafts-woom-uhn] / ˈkræftsˌwʊm ən /

noun

  • craftswomen
    plural
  1. a woman who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.


Gender

Is it craftswoman or craftsperson? See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of craftswoman

First recorded in 1885–90; crafts(man) + -woman


Example Sentences

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I have a responsibility to myself, because, first, I'm a craftswoman.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2024

She had an enviable self-confidence, believing herself an exceptional craftswoman.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2022

“It was a craft, I was a craftswoman of photography.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022

Hildreth pairs a whimsical ornament of Elizabeth Taylor holding a poodle alongside a handmade “Wizard of Oz” piece from a craftswoman he discovered at St. Alban’s.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021

Not daunted by difficulties that would have discouraged the most ambitious and audacious craftswoman, Mme. de Rudder took for a subject 'The Fates,' to decorate a screen.

From Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. by Clara Erskine Clement Waters

Some of her collaborators have taken to calling her mâallema, an Arabic word reserved for master craftswomen — but also, more literally speaking, “she who knows.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

An adjacent wall holds two embroidered world maps, their political territories marked by national flags, commissioned from Afghan craftswomen by the Italian artist Alighiero Boetti.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2019

Birkey had heard of other programs across the country that paired at-risk kids with master craftsmen and craftswomen.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2015

Included are patchwork quilts, woven bags and note cards; proceeds will benefit literacy and other programs for the craftswomen, sponsored in Egypt by the Association for the Protection of the Environment.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2011

Now, in the great crowd of authors and craftswomen of the pen, it is hard for anyone to lift her head above her neighbours.

From Under the Mendips A Tale by Emma Marshall

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