kɹɑːft kɹæft kɹɑːft kɹæft ɡaɪl tɹeɪd ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp the skilled practice of a practical occupation he learned his trade as an apprentice make by hand and with much skill The artisan crafted a complicated tool a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception skill in an occupation or trade people who perform a particular kind of skilled work he represented the craft of brewers as they say in the trade