craftswoman

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noun

A female artisan.

Similar
journeywoman
Opposite
craftsman
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nouncraftswoman (plural craftswomen)

plural craftswomen

  1. A female artisan.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
craftsman

nouna female professional whose work is consistently of high quality

Similar
journeywoman
Broader
craftspersonwomanadult female
Also see
journeywoman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  4. Old Englishcræft
  5. Middle Englishcraft
  6. Englishcraft
  7. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  9. Old Englishwīf
  10. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  11. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  12. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  13. Old Englishmann
  14. Old Englishwīfmann
  15. Middle Englishwoman
  16. Englishcraftswoman

From craft + -s- + -woman.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic حِرْفِيَّة
  • حِرْفِيَّة (ḥirfiyya)female artisan
Chinese Mandarin 女工匠
  • 女工匠 (nǚgōngjiàng)female artisan
Czech řemeslnice
  • řemeslnicefemale artisan
Dutch vakvrouw
  • vakvrouwfemale artisan
Finnish käsityöläinen
  • käsityöläinenfemale artisan
German Handwerkerin
  • Handwerkerinfemale artisan
Polish rzemieślniczka
  • rzemieślniczkafemale artisan
Cite this entry
APA

craftswoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craftswoman

MLA

“craftswoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craftswoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craftswoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craftswoman.

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