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craftspersonship

UK/ˈkɹæftspɜːsənʃɪp/

craftspersonship noun: the body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).

Noun

craftspersonship (uncountable)

  1. The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
    • The carpenter’s role – like that of a story told 1900 years earlier – is not to craft, for in his craftspersonship he is faulty, but to comprehend.1935, Arts Magazine, Art Digest Inc., page 140
    • This artisanship or craftspersonship was the sort of Enlightenment activity extolled by Diderot in the eighteenth century.2001: Stephen Gudeman, The Anthropology of Economy: Community, Market, and Culture, page 115 (Blackwell Publishing)

Origin of craftspersonship

From craftsperson + -ship, on the pattern of craftsmanship.

Questions about craftspersonship

What does craftspersonship mean?
Craftspersonship means the body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
What part of speech is craftspersonship?
Craftspersonship is a noun.
How do you pronounce craftspersonship?
Craftspersonship is pronounced /ˈkɹæftspɜːsənʃɪp/ (UK).

Words near craftspersonship in the dictionary

  1. craftsmen
  2. craftsome
  3. craftspeople
  4. craftsperson
  5. craftspersons
  6. craftspersonship
  7. craftswoman
  8. craftswomanly
  9. craftswomanship
  10. craftswomen
  11. craftsy

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