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

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

From Forbes

Matthew Boulton, who now became a partner with James Watt, was the son of a Birmingham silver stamper and piecer, and succeeded to his father’s business, building up a great establishment, which, as well as its proprietor, was well known in Watt’s time.

From Project Gutenberg

In the textile mills, Weaver Nikitina, Spinner Vasileyeva, Winder Zhdanova and Piecer Isayeva are busy teaching their fellow workers first aid.

From Time Magazine Archive

With all due modesty on his part, Max changed the conversation; for just then Ella, in obedience to orders, entered the room, playing pianoforte piece after piecer till the hour for Mr Bray’s departure, when—was she deceived? or was that a quiet firm pressure of the hand he was bestowing upon her at parting?

From Project Gutenberg

At the age of ten he entered a cotton factory as ‘piecer.’

From Project Gutenberg