What word would you use to describe a craft person? [closed]

2007 R. W. Hesse Jewelry Making through History: To make brass jewelry, crafters use a variety of tools, including..buffing wheels, rouge polish, [etc.].

crafter Collins Dictionary and crafter:

noun a person who does craftwork

Crafter(s) is an English word, of the less frequently used category.

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The noun form of to craft which is most often used is craftsman, plural craftsmen. If you're worried that you're excluding women, consider using the gender-neutral form craftsperson. 'Crafter' can be used (Merriam Webster lists it as a synonym of 'craftsman') but is much less common; see this Google Ngram Viewer graph comparing the frequency of craftsman, craftsperson, crafter and craftswoman.

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What do you think of the term craft artists (the word artist is a term in English commonly used to mean a person skilled at a particular task or occupation)? What I found out is that some companies out there do use this term in their job descriptions when they hire people. Here's how the job search website Sokanu.com describes this type of occupation on one of their pages:

A craft artist is someone who uses a variety of materials and techniques to create art for sale and exhibition. They create handmade objects such as pottery, glassware, textiles, or other objects that are usually designed to be functional, but sometimes the original works of art have only aesthetic value rather than a functional one.