piecer

American  

[pee-ser] / ˈpi sər /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.

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piecer British  

/ ˈpiːsə /

noun

1. textiles a person who mends, repairs, or joins something, esp broken threads on a loom

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Etymology

Origin of piecer

First recorded in 1815–25; piece + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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piecer

As Jacob Harris Harris recently noted in a piecer for Nieman Journalism Labs titled “A wave of P.R. data:”

From Forbes ● Jan. 27, 2015

At the age of ten, Livingstone was sent to work in a cotton factory near Glasgow as a "piecer."

From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Major A.R. Calhoon

The following year, at the age of ten, he went to work in the cotton factory near his home, as a "piecer."

From Stories Worth Rereading by Various

He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.

From The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace

After serving a number of years as a piecer, he was promoted to be a spinner.

From The Personal Life of David Livingstone by William Garden Blaikie