ˈcraftsperson
[f. as prec. + person n., esp. sense 2 f.]
A person engaged in handicraft; (spec. as a deliberately non-sexist term for) a craftsman or craftswoman.
| 1920 W. de Morgan Old Man's Youth (1921) vii. 58 The winding of these wools was out of all proportion to the craftsperson's output. 1974 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 27 Feb. 17-a/4 Stuart said there is a need for more vocational schools..to give the industry the skilled craftspersons needed to make fine furniture. 1976 [see person n. 2 f]. 1978 Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXVI. 363/1 The other feature I have observed in African artefacts is the manner in which the craftsperson's imagination tends to dominate his chosen material medium. 1984 Oxford Times 2 Mar. 18/3 Studio space for artist or craftsperson. |