craftspeople

plural noun

crafts·​peo·​ple ˈkraf(t)s-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce craftspeople (audio)
: workers who practice a trade or craft

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For Alexa Abitbol, director of the high jewelry workshops, the new collection reflects the expertise of the jeweler’s craftspeople, who spent nearly 100,000 hours overall on the collection. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2025 There are still some wonderful, traditional craftspeople working in specialist fields. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 Researchers think the spears were carefully hand-made by skilled craftspeople. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025 Talking pictures and their technology had matured, and studio craftspeople, whom Sennwald observed in action during a 1935 visit to Hollywood, deployed the tools with great mastery. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for craftspeople

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First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of craftspeople was in 1857

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“Craftspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craftspeople. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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craftspeople

noun
crafts·​peo·​ple -ˌspē-pəl How to pronounce craftspeople (audio)
: workers who practice a trade or craft

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