Sitarmaker

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UK/sɪˈtɑː(ɹ)ˌmeɪk.ə(ɹ)/US/sɪˈtɑɹˌmeɪk.ɚ/

proper noun

An occupational surname of Indian usage.

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Meanings

proper nounSitarmaker (plural Sitarmakers)

plural Sitarmakers · alternative Satarmaker

  1. An occupational surname of Indian usage.

    Another well-wisher is Ibrahim Sitarmaker from Miraj, a town in the adjacent Sangli district that is famous for its instrument makers.

    2020 April 1, Sumana Ramanan, “A rural classical-music festival unites aficionados from all walks of life”, in The Caravan, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2020
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    Due to the occupation, people used to call him Sitarmaker, which became very much familiar and lead to change in surname of Shikalkar to Sitarmaker.

    2015 February 25, “About K S Sitarmaker”, in K. S. Sitarmaker (blog), archived from the original on 11 May 2024

    The trade is identified so strongly with them, that many use the surname Sitarmaker or Satarmaker.[…]¶ The wooden body of Balasaheb’s instruments comes from the one-room workshop of Abdul Hamid Sitarmaker.

    2018 July 15, Priyanka Kakodkar, “Miraj’s legacy sitar-makers go online to survive”, in The Times of India, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2020

Origin

Compound of sitar + maker.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sitarmaker

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APA

Sitarmaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitarmaker

MLA

“Sitarmaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitarmaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sitarmaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitarmaker.

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