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tool-maker

British  
/ ˈtuːlˌmeɪkə /

noun

  1. a person who specializes in the production or reconditioning of precision tools, cutters, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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  • tool-making noun

Example Sentences

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The company, which used to cut acrylic, was not considered a machine tool-maker - but it eventually developed machinery to cut glass and became "the star of Apple's mobile phone surface processing," Mr Lin says.

From BBC

The announcement comes just a few months after Spotify acquired podcast producer Gimlet and podcast tool-maker Anchor, continuing the Swedish streaming platform’s steps toward differentiating itself through its original content.

From The Verge

His Silicon Valley company, which makes machines that help churn out the silicon brains of devices from smartphones to supercomputers, is using an industry trade show this week to try to persuade analysts that Applied will be just as well off without merging with fellow tool-maker Tokyo Electron Ltd.

From The Wall Street Journal

And what of his dad, the east London tool-maker who thought sport would instill the best values in him?

From The Guardian

We proudly declared ourselves Homo sapiens, meaning "wise man", and defined mankind with the phrase, "Man the tool-maker".

From The Guardian