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toolmaker

[tool-mey-ker]
noun
  1. 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
Related formstool·mak·ing, noun
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Examples from the Web for tool-maker

Historical Examples

  • 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

noun
  1. a person who specializes in the production or reconditioning of precision tools, cutters, etc
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Derived Formstool-making, noun
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