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also craftspersons
as in craftsmen
a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands
at the fair you should be able to find a craftsperson who can design and make a 19th-century style sunbonnet
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craftsmen
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Nearly 500 years before, a Franciscan friar arrived in what is now the state of Jalisco carrying a 13-inch icon of the Virgin Mary that had been molded by Indigenous craftsmen from a paste of corn pith and orchid bulbs.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026 -
Furniture and art is sourced from local craftsmen.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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“Craftspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craftspeople. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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