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# craftsperson

«craftsperson» in Mova's school dictionary: **someone who makes things skilfully by hand, such as pots…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a craftsperson, craftspeople or craftspersons)

### meaning for a pupil

A craftsperson is someone who makes things skilfully by hand, such as pots, furniture, jewellery or baskets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftsperson/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A gender-neutral word for craftsman or craftswoman, used in museums, fairs and history lessons about medieval guilds, apprentices and trades. It tells the reader the person is skilled and careful. Phrases: «a skilled craftsperson», «local craftspeople».

### examples

- A craftsperson carved the wooden chair by hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftsperson/#x1)
- The craft fair is full of local craftspeople. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftsperson/#x2)
- In the Middle Ages, a young apprentice learned from a craftsperson. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftsperson/#x3)
- The potter is a craftsperson who makes bowls on a wheel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftsperson/#x4)
- It takes years of practice to become a skilled craftsperson. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftsperson/#x5)
- The museum showed tools used by craftspeople long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftsperson/#x6)

### note

Plural is usually craftspeople. Related: craftsman, craftswoman, craft, craftsmanship (the skill shown in the work), crafty (which means cunning — a trap!).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «craftsperson» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftsperson/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.