patternmaker

American  

[pat-ern-mey-ker, pat-n-] / ˈpæt ərnˌmeɪ kər, ˈpæt n- /

Or pattern maker

noun

1. a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.

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Other Word Forms

• patternmaking noun

Etymology

Origin of patternmaker

First recorded in 1810–20; pattern + maker

Example Sentences

But a patternmaker working at the same Istanbul company said she would cast her vote for Kilicdaroglu.

From Reuters • May 8, 2023

An expert patternmaker, Mr. Lars subsisted on freelance gigs until he was ready to go into business.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2020

For fashion assistance, she headed straight to Atelier Caito for Herve Pierre, a nearly 2-year-old collaboration between the Frenchman who styles first lady Melania Trump, and Nicolas Caito, a compatriot and veteran patternmaker.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2019

Seidel, a patternmaker by trade, was derided by ideological purists as a “Sewer Socialist” for building what would now be called infrastructure.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 14, 2019

The man in charge of the big River Rouge plant began as a patternmaker.

From My Life and Work by Ford, Henry