sailmaker

American  

[seyl-mey-ker] / ˈseɪlˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. a person who makes or repairs sails.

2. a former rank of warrant officer in the U.S. Navy.

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Etymology

Origin of sailmaker

First recorded in 1590–1600; sail + maker

Example Sentences

Muzi, a Taoist monk and sailmaker, joins the crew partway through the novel and guides the captain using divinations from the “I Ching,” something which the rest of the crew finds understandably strange.

From Los Angeles Times

Active free Black communities, led by men such as the brilliant Philadelphia sailmaker James Forten, managed to prevent the most extreme of such laws from sweeping into states such as Pennsylvania and New York.

From Washington Post

That means a sailmaker in Maine making masks and university veterinary departments loaning ventilators to ill-equipped hospitals.

From Washington Times

North Sails was the world’s biggest sailmaker when he sold it in 1984 and retired.

From Washington Post

It was the world’s biggest sailmaker when he sold it in 1984 and retired.

From Seattle Times