as in craftsman
a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands
as a crafter of handmade furniture, he's about the best there is
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Recent Examples of crafter
One crafter and friend wrote her a note of encouragement.
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Additional activities include a book fair and signing at the The Mystic Noank Library, complete with a make-your-own mocktail station as well as coffee, tea and matcha from local crafters.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Tools Every crafter needs a set of tools to get the job done.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
More than 65 local crafters and artisans were on hand offering handmade goods and seasonal items.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Join vendors and crafters at the largest handmade craft show in the county.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Eccentric Lamb Fiber Arts is a crafter’s heaven and community hub, with fibers, tools, and classes for knitters, crocheters, weavers, and more.
—Angela Lian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Every Sunday brings the Tradition Neighborhood Market, an open-air farmers featuring buyable goods from farmers, bakers, artisan crafters, artists, and more.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Additional activities include a book fair and signing at the The Mystic Noank Library, complete with a make-your-own mocktail station as well as coffee, tea and matcha from local crafters.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Tools Every crafter needs a set of tools to get the job done.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
More than 65 local crafters and artisans were on hand offering handmade goods and seasonal items.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Join vendors and crafters at the largest handmade craft show in the county.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Eccentric Lamb Fiber Arts is a crafter’s heaven and community hub, with fibers, tools, and classes for knitters, crocheters, weavers, and more.
—Angela Lian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Every Sunday brings the Tradition Neighborhood Market, an open-air farmers featuring buyable goods from farmers, bakers, artisan crafters, artists, and more.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crafter
craftsman
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The result is an intimate offering of access to heritage maisons and avant-garde craftsmen beyond the frenetic halls of Watches & Wonders, the world’s largest trade show.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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The larger-scale drama is unquestionably effective — what Greengrass and his team of craftsmen and visual artists have been able to do with wind is a miracle, and that’s to say nothing of the fire itself — and so evocative and terrifying that words fail to do it justice.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Crafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafter. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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