toolmaker

[tool-mey-ker]

noun

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

Origin of toolmaker

First recorded in 1835–45; tool + maker

Related formstool·mak·ing, noun

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Historical Examples of 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

noun

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

Derived Formstool-making, noun

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