craftspeople

plural noun

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

Examples of craftspeople in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Similar works, by local craftspeople, are available in the gift shop. Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024 Instead of Academy members voting for these nominees, film committees or organizations from different countries across the globe are allowed to submit one film per country for consideration (and a country’s selection committee must be made up of at least 50% film artists/craftspeople). Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024 Other category contenders included craftspeople behind Golda, Oppenheimer, and Society of the Snow. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024 This year could be a sequel. IATSE, which represents 60,000 technicians, artisans and craftspeople who perform a wide variety of non-acting and non-directing jobs for feature films, television shows and streaming programs, has its contract expire on July 31. Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024 Variety’s 10th annual Artisans Awards, taking place Feb. 11 at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, celebrates craftspeople responsible for the visual magic in the biggest films of the year. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024 Instead, the cooperative connects farmers to craftspeople, and young artists to farmers. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2023 Hernandez, now based in San Francisco, is just one of the contemporary craftspeople using papier-mâché in new and provocative ways. Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 That’s why more needs to happen to protect artists and craftspeople, and why those same workers need to educate themselves on how to adapt. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024

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Word History

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 16 Apr. 2024.

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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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