toolmaker
noun
tool·mak·er
ˈtül-ˌmā-kər 
: one (such as a person or company) that makes tools
specifically
: a machinist who specializes in the construction, repair, maintenance, and calibration of the tools, jigs, fixtures, and instruments of a machine shop
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The company is a leading toolmaker.
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The report found that non-U.S. toolmakers, like ASML and Tokyo Electron, were less constrained than their American peers.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Fred Bear was born the son of a toolmaker in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on March 5, 1902.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
The deeper fear many VCs still harbor today is that the toolmaker itself, be it OpenAI, Microsoft, or Google, would eat your lunch.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
So what might the descendants of the Calio toolmakers have looked like by 100,000 years ago?
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Fred Bear was born the son of a toolmaker in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on March 5, 1902.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
The deeper fear many VCs still harbor today is that the toolmaker itself, be it OpenAI, Microsoft, or Google, would eat your lunch.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
So what might the descendants of the Calio toolmakers have looked like by 100,000 years ago?
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Toolmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toolmaker. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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toolmaker
noun
tool·mak·er
-ˌmā-kər
: one (as an animal or a human being) that makes tools
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