Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "craftswoman" [craftswoman]

  • A woman who practices a craft with great skill. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "craftswoman" in a sentence
  • "This master craftswoman is getting a mite peckish."
  • "And don't miss the pottery next door – another McGowan is the craftswoman turning out gloriously glazed bowls, tea mugs and the like."
  • "They tell us that she was helped with her toilette by an ornatrix (a dresser) called Pamphilia and that a sarcinatrix (craftswoman) called Athenais mended her clothes."