pewterer

American  

[pyoo-ter-er] / ˈpju tər ər /

noun

1. a maker of pewter utensils or containers.

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Etymology

Origin of pewterer

1300–50; Middle English peuterer < Middle French peutrier. See pewter, -er ²

Example Sentences

This particular bedpan was made by a New York pewterer named Frederick Bassett in the late 18th century.

From Time • Aug. 26, 2015

Chatterton's earliest idea seems to have been how to deceive; and, were it possible to laugh at youthful fraud, there would be something irresistibly ludicrous in the lad bewildering the old pewterer, Burgum.

From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various

The trade of pewterer was a very influential and respectable one in New England as well as Old England.

From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse

Is a common nuisance, and as great a grievance to those that come near him as a pewterer is to his neighbours.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

Mr. Burgham, the pewterer, is credulous, and, from some whimsical caprice in his nature, is attached to heraldic honours.

From Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey by Cottle, Joseph