Meanings
nouncheesemaker (plural cheesemakers)
plural cheesemakers
- A person skilled in the art of making cheese
Synonyms: cheeseman, cheesewright, fromagier
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person skilled in the art of making cheese
Origin
- Middle Englishchese-maker
- Englishcheesemaker
From Middle English chese-maker, chese-makere, equivalent to cheese + maker. Displaced Old English ċīeswyrhta.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek τυροποιός
- τυροποιός (turopoiós)person skilled in making cheese
Basque gaztagile
- gaztagileperson skilled in making cheese
Catalan formatger, formatgera
- formatgerperson skilled in making cheese
- formatgeraperson skilled in making cheese
Dutch kaasmaker, kaasmaakster
- kaasmakerperson skilled in making cheese
- kaasmaaksterperson skilled in making cheese
Finnish juustomestari
- juustomestariperson skilled in making cheese
French fromager, fromagère
- fromagerperson skilled in making cheese
- fromagèreperson skilled in making cheese
- fromagierperson skilled in making cheese
- fromagièreperson skilled in making cheese
German Käsemacher, Käser
- Käsemacherperson skilled in making cheese
- Käserperson skilled in making cheese
- Käsemacherinperson skilled in making cheese
- Kaserperson skilled in making cheese
- Kaserinperson skilled in making cheese
Greek τυροκόμος
- τυροκόμος (tyrokómos)person skilled in making cheese
Irish cáiseoir
- cáiseoirperson skilled in making cheese
Italian formaggiaio
- formaggiaioperson skilled in making cheese
Polish serowar
- serowarperson skilled in making cheese
Portuguese queijeiro, queijeira
- queijeiroperson skilled in making cheese
- queijeiraperson skilled in making cheese
Romanian brânzar, brânzăreasă
- brânzarperson skilled in making cheese
- brânzăreasăperson skilled in making cheese
Russian сыроде́л, сыровар
- сыроде́л (syrodél)person skilled in making cheese
- сыровар (syrovar)person skilled in making cheese
Spanish quesero, quesera
- queseroperson skilled in making cheese
- queseraperson skilled in making cheese
Tagalog magkekeso
- magkekesoperson skilled in making cheese
Welsh cawsiwr, cawswraig
- cawsiwrperson skilled in making cheese
- cawswraigperson skilled in making cheese
Cite this entry
APA
cheesemaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheesemaker
MLA
“cheesemaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheesemaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheesemaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheesemaker.
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