Bellfounder

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who makes bells by foundry work (casting, grinding, polishing).

    "Near-synonyms: bellmaker, belleter (archaic)"

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belleterbellmakerbellmaker

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"Near-synonyms: bellmaker, belleter (archaic)"

Etymology

From bell + founder, an alteration (swapping out obsolete yoter (“pourer, founder”) for founder) of Middle English belyotar, belgietere, belleyetere (“bellfounder”).

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