toolmaker

English

Etymology

From tool +‎ maker.

Pronunciation

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Noun

toolmaker (plural toolmakers)

1. One who makes a tool.
   • 2011, Wm Jack Hranicky, Prehistoric Projectile Points Found Along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, page 227:

     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.

   1. A skilled machinist who makes and repairs tools.

Related terms

• diemaker
• tool and die
• toolmaking

Translations

person who makes or repairs tools

• Czech: nástrojař (cs) m
• Macedonian: ала́тничар m (alátničar)
• Polish: narzędziowiec (pl) m
• Romanian: sculer (ro) m

Further reading

• “toolmaker”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.