Lensmaker

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A manufacturer of lenses.

    "In 1608, the German-Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey became the first person to apply for a patent for what we now call the telescope."

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"In 1608, the German-Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey became the first person to apply for a patent for what we now call the telescope."

Etymology

From lens + maker.

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