bellfounder en · NOUN
Etymology
From bell + founder, an alteration (swapping out obsolete yoter (“pourer, founder”) for founder) of Middle English belyotar, belgietere, belleyetere (“bellfounder”).
Meanings
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Someone who makes bells by foundry work (casting, grinding, polishing).
It is well known that there were bellfounders at Reading in the sixteenth century, and probably much earlier.
1883, The Antiquarian Magazine & Bibliographer, volume 4, page 110:Near-synonyms: bellmaker, belleter (archaic)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bellfounders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
campanology · bellfounding · campanologist · bell ringer