What does "luthier" mean?

A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

Luthier

Common synonyms include: guarnerius, guitar maker, instrument maker, luthiery, stringed instrument maker, violin maker.

/ˈluː.ti.ɚ/ noun

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Noun

1
A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.
2
a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins) wordnet

Borrowed from French luthier, from luth (“lute”).