ˈhandicraftsˌwoman [after handicraftsman.] A woman who exercises a handicraft. 1846Worcester cites Gent. Mag.1857Miss Mulock Th. ab. Wom. iv. (1858) 69 The class which I have distinguished as handicraftswomen.1865F. Hall Dasá-rúpaPref. 18 A female devotee, or a handicraftswoman.