tentmaker

plural tentmakers

1. A manufacturer of tents.

   And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

   1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 18:3

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   "Yes, psychic power in its varied manifestations is found in humble quarters, but surely that has been its main characteristic from the beginning - fishermen, carpenters, tent-makers, camel drivers, these were the prophets of old."

   1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

   His [Paul's] profession as a tentmaker (Acts 18:3) may have been in the family for generations and was fairly lucrative […]

   2001, Edward Beckstrom, King of the Jews: Jesus and the Messianic Age