toolmaker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From tool + maker.
Meanings
-
One who makes a tool.
Prehistoric toolmakers overlooked some knapping errors (excluding nonirreparable breakage) because they ignored certain types of errors in favor of recognizing a consistent and meaningful whole of the tool.
2011, Wm Jack Hranicky, Prehistoric Projectile Points Found Along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, page 227:
- One who makes a tool. ▸ A skilled machinist who makes and repairs tools.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toolmakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
mouldmaker · diemaker · modelmaker · patternmaker
Hypernyms
person · tradesman · worker · maker · tradesperson
Relateds
diemaking · tool and die · diemaker · toolmaking
Translations (4)
pl narzędziowiec (person who makes or repairs tools) · mk ала́тничар (person who makes or repairs tools) · cs nástrojař (person who makes or repairs tools) · ro sculer (person who makes or repairs tools)