tentmaker

See also: tent-maker

English

Etymology

From tent +‎ maker.

Noun

tentmaker (plural tentmakers)

1. A manufacturer of tents.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 18:3:

     And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "Yes, psychic power in its varied manifestations is found in humble quarters, but surely that has been its main characteristic from the beginning - fishermen, carpenters, tent-makers, camel drivers, these were the prophets of old."

   • 2001, Edward Beckstrom, King of the Jews: Jesus and the Messianic Age:

     His [Paul's] profession as a tentmaker (Acts 18:3) may have been in the family for generations and was fairly lucrative […]

Related terms

• tentmaking

Translations

manufacturer of tent — see also manufacturer of tent

• Ottoman Turkish: چادرجی (çadırcı)
• Turkish: çadırcı (tr)

Anagrams

• Ketterman