Toolmaker

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who makes a tool.

    "Prehistoric toolmakers overlooked some knapping errors (excluding nonirreparable breakage) because they ignored certain types of errors in favor of recognizing a consistent and meaningful whole of the tool."

  2. 2
    someone skilled in making or repairing tools wordnet
  3. 3
    One who makes a tool.; A skilled machinist who makes and repairs tools.

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"Prehistoric toolmakers overlooked some knapping errors (excluding nonirreparable breakage) because they ignored certain types of errors in favor of recognizing a consistent and meaningful whole of the tool."

Etymology

From tool + maker.

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