toolmaker

noun

tool·​mak·​er ˈtül-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce toolmaker (audio)
: 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

Examples of toolmaker in a Sentence

The company is a leading toolmaker.
Recent Examples on the Web On my last morning in Barre, the baby and I looked out the window of the blue house, waiting for Heather to take us with her to buy tools from Bernie Scott, a local ninety-one-year-old toolmaker. Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 His father was a toolmaker who worked in a factory, his mother was a nurse who suffered with severe physical disabilities, which ultimately led to one of her legs being amputated. Luke McGee, CNN, 5 July 2024 Starmer’s own roots are working class; his parents were a nurse and a toolmaker. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 And while the toolmakers are still honing their technologies, even more labs are hard at work deploying them in mouse research with specific questions and targets in mind. Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toolmaker 

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Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toolmaker was in 1844

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Cite this Entry

“Toolmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toolmaker. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

toolmaker

noun
tool·​mak·​er -ˌmā-kər How to pronounce toolmaker (audio)
: one (as an animal or a human being) that makes tools
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noun
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