saddler

[ sad-ler ]

/ ˈsæd lər /

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noun

a person who makes, repairs, or sells saddlery.

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saddleback caterpillar, saddlebag, saddlebill, saddlebow, saddlecloth, saddler, saddlery, saddlesore, saddletree, saddo, sadducee

Origin of saddler

First recorded in 1250–1300, saddler is from the Middle English word sadelere. See saddle, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for saddler

I wish my pupil would make a model with my favourite bit of string, and then call the saddler to his aid.
Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece|George Greenwood
More often, it held parts of the harness as the saddler worked.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker
It will be well also to procure from a saddler a good supply of bootlaces.
Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration|W. B. Lord
And the saddler leant across his bench until his spectacles were flush with the open window at which Gwynneth stood.
Peccavi|E. W. Hornung

To his father it seemed important that he should be apprenticed to a saddler.
The Way to the West|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for saddler

saddler

/ (ˈsædlə) /

noun

a person who makes, deals in, or repairs saddles and other leather equipment for horses

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Word Origin and History for saddler

saddler

"maker of saddles," c.1300 (late 13c. as a surname), agent noun from saddle (v.).

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