-craft

suffix

A skill of a particular kind.

“aircraft”

Similar
-work
OriginOld English cræft ← Proto-West Germanic *kraftu ← Proto-Germanic *kraftuz →
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Meanings

-craft1

suffix-craft (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -crafts)

plural -crafts

  1. uncountableusuallyA skill of a particular kind.

    statecraft

    1 more example

    stagecraft

    Synonyms: -work

-craft2

suffix-craft (noun-forming suffix, plural -craft or (nonstandard) -crafts)

nonstandard plural -crafts

  1. A vehicle of a particular type.

    aircraft

    1 more example

    hovercraft

-craft3

suffix-craft (proper noun-forming suffix)
  1. A Minecraft mod or server with a particular theme.

    hermit + -craft → Hermitcraft

    1 more example

    security + -craft → SecurityCraft

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixA skill of a particular kind.

Similar
-work
Also see
-work

Origin

-craft · suffix

  1. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  4. Old Englishcræft
  5. English-craft

From Middle English -craft, -creft, from Old English -cræft (“art or skill in”), from cræft (“art, skill”). More at craft.

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-craft · suffix

  1. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  4. Old Englishcræft
  5. Middle Englishcraft
  6. Englishcraft
  7. English-craft

From craft (“vehicle, vessel”).

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-craft · suffix

Back-formation from Minecraft; ultimately from etymology 1 above.

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Translations

Bulgarian де́ло
  • де́ло (délo)skill of a particular kind
Cite this entry
APA

-craft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-craft

MLA

“-craft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-craft. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-craft,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-craft.

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