luthier

American  

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

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Example Sentences

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luthier

The area's climate is perfect for guitar-making, according to master luthier Zhang Weiyi, who relocated his business from Guangzhou in 2019.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

Luce, 50, is a luthier who helps organize the Subdued Stringband Jamboree held in August at the Deming Logging Show grounds.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

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

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

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