luthier
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of luthier
Example Sentences
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"I think there's a really nice atmosphere around it," said master luthier Zhang, describing how music now often filled the main square.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
It was made in 1922 by Carl Becker Sr., an American luthier, or maker of stringed instruments.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
The instruments — a harp by Stradivari and a cello by the master luthier Nicola Amati — appear to have been made from the same 17th-century spruce.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
It was later painstakingly repaired by a French luthier.
From Reuters ● May 17, 2022
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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