Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woman who practices a craft with great skill.

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  • noun A female artisan.

Etymologies

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craft's +‎ woman

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Examples

  • This master craftswoman is getting a mite peckish.

    Not Flesh Nor Feathers cerisehaze 2006

  • And don't miss the pottery next door – another McGowan is the craftswoman turning out gloriously glazed bowls, tea mugs and the like.

    Ireland: the 10 best pubs on the coast 2011

  • You are a splendid craftswoman — writing history that seems authentic, dealing honestly with religion, and putting your characters in heart-wrenching dilemmas.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Inspiration 2008

  • Would I be happy to stay forever within the square, being a competent craftswoman?

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Inspiration 2008

  • Any clarity and universality is a byproduct of a master craftswoman.

    "I sit alone and I watch the clock; I breathe in on the tick and out on the tock" robyn_ma 2008

  • They tell us that she was helped with her toilette by an ornatrix (a dresser) called Pamphilia and that a sarcinatrix (craftswoman) called Athenais mended her clothes.

    Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010

  • Pitt, Nancy Louise, circa 1855 - circa 1900, Labette County, early Kansas settler and craftswoman

    San Francisco imposes sanctions on Arizona 2010

  • The puffy sweater had been given to him as a Christmas gift by his Jewish mother and atheist father, purchased from a local craftswoman who lived near them in Maine.

    A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009

  • The puffy sweater had been given to him as a Christmas gift by his Jewish mother and atheist father, purchased from a local craftswoman who lived near them in Maine.

    A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009

  • The puffy sweater had been given to him as a Christmas gift by his Jewish mother and atheist father, purchased from a local craftswoman who lived near them in Maine.

    A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009

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