craftsperson

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UK/ˈkɹɑːftspɜːsən/US/ˈkɹæftspɝsən/

noun

Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.

Similar
artificerartisanartist
OriginEnglish person ← Middle English persoun ← Anglo-Norman persoune →
RareScrabble 19
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Meanings

nouncraftsperson (plural craftspersons or craftspeople)

plural craftspersons · plural craftspeople

  1. Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
  2. A person who produces arts and crafts.

    Some craftspeople in Sierra Leone make items from wood, like this man in the village of Yongoro.

    2007, Suzanne LeVert, Cultures of the World: Sierra Leone, page 107

Synonyms & antonyms

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artificerartisanartist
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craftsmancraftswoman

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  4. Old Englishcræft
  5. Middle Englishcraft
  6. Englishcraft
  7. Latinpersōna
  8. Anglo-Normanpersoune
  9. Middle Englishpersoun
  10. Englishperson
  11. Englishcraftsperson

From craft + -s- + person.

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Cite this entry
APA

craftsperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craftsperson

MLA

“craftsperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craftsperson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craftsperson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craftsperson.

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