toolmaker

[ tool-mey-ker ]
/ ˈtulˌmeɪ kər /

noun

a machinist skilled in the building and reconditioning of tools, jigs, and related devices used in a machine shop.

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Origin of toolmaker

First recorded in 1835–45; tool + maker

OTHER WORDS FROM toolmaker

tool·mak·ing, noun

Words nearby toolmaker

toolholder, toolhouse, toolie, tooling, toolkit, toolmaker, toolroom, toolset, toolshed, toom, toombs
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Example sentences from the Web for tool-maker

  • The inventor employed a tool-maker who was the finest and best tool-maker I had ever seen.

    Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin

British Dictionary definitions for tool-maker

tool-maker
/ (ˈtuːlˌmeɪkə) /

noun

a person who specializes in the production or reconditioning of precision tools, cutters, etc

Derived forms of tool-maker

tool-making, noun
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