cheesemaker

Or cheese mak·er

[cheez-mey-ker]

noun

1. a person, company, or apparatus that makes cheese.

Other Word Forms

• cheesemaking noun
• cheese making noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheesemaker¹

First recorded in 1865–70; cheese ¹ + maker

Example Sentences

“The tight hills mean that farms can’t get very big, and so neither have most of the cheesemakers,” said Andy Hatch, Uplands’s owner and cheesemaker.

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“It is ridiculous,” says fellow cheesemaker Tom Calver, whose cheddar was part of the stolen consignment.

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All of our cheesemaker respondents knew of at least one whey-based product.

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“Everywhere that cheese is made has native flora and fauna which will impact the cheese, both in the milk and in the aging,” Chris Osborne, cheesemaker at Blackberry Farm, told Wine Enthusiast in 2020.

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The cheesemaker is essentially turning milk from a liquid into a gel.

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