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handworker

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Definition of handworker

as in craftsman

a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands it's hard to find a handworker to tailor clothes these days

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craftsman

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Most of the craftsmen have adapted their products to the tastes of tourists and foreigners, but the technique itself remained the same for decades.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
More specifically, a wooden statue of her that was in part the work of some Guaraní craftsmen, though with hands and feet imported from Europe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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