CRAFTSMANSHIP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Skill in an occupation or trade

Synonyms:

craft; craftsmanship; workmanship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("craftsmanship" is a kind of...):

accomplishment; acquirement; acquisition; attainment; skill (an ability that has been acquired by training)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "craftsmanship"):

housecraft (skill in domestic management)

priestcraft (the skills involved in the work of a priest)

stagecraft (skill in writing or staging plays)

tradecraft (skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage)

watercraft (skill in the management of boats)

woodcraft (skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood)

Derivation:

craftsman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

craftsman (a creator of great skill in the manual arts)

craftsman (a professional whose work is consistently of high quality)