luthier

American  

[loo-tee-er, loo-thee-er] / ˈlu ti ər, ˈlu θi ər /

noun

1. a maker of stringed instruments, as violins.

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Etymology

Origin of luthier

1875–80; < French, equivalent to luth lute ¹ + -ier -ier ²

Example Sentences

Mr. Weinstein didn’t reflect much about working on Holocaust-era violins again until the late 1990s, when he was training his son to become a luthier.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

For over 40 years the self-taught luthier has used a variety recycled materials and local hardwoods to create guitars that sing with the raw intensity of one of Africa's musical meccas.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2021

Every instrument in this Boyle Heights shop is handcrafted by third-generation luthier Tomas Delgado, who has built guitars for Raúl Pacheco of Ozomatli, the Breeders’ Kim Deal and Jose Feliciano, among others.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021

To demonstrate how, Gordon, a second-generation luthier, twisted a Douglas fir top to a violin made based on a Guarneri mold that was handed down to him from his father.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2021

A master luthier, Illien transformed the archaic, fragile, unwieldy court lute into the marvelous, versatile, seven-string trouper’s lute we use today.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss