tentmaker

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Etymology

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From tent +‎ maker.

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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 []
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