tapermaker

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noun

The manufacture of tapers.

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Meanings

nountapermaker (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe manufacture of tapers.

    Eventually, seductive Margarita built a flame under three young tapermakers of Antonio's employ.

    1999, Vicki León, Uppity Women of Shakespearean Times, page 83

Origin

From taper + making.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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