toolmaker

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noun

One who makes a tool.

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Meanings

nountoolmaker (plural toolmakers)

plural toolmakers

  1. One who makes a tool.

    Prehistoric toolmakers overlooked some knapping errors (excluding nonirreparable breakage) because they ignored certain types of errors in favor of recognizing a consistent and meaningful whole of the tool.

    2011, Wm Jack Hranicky, Prehistoric Projectile Points Found Along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, page 227
    1. A skilled machinist who makes and repairs tools.

Origin

From tool + maker.

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Translations

Czech nástrojař
  • nástrojařperson who makes or repairs tools
Polish narzędziowiec
  • narzędziowiecperson who makes or repairs tools
Romanian sculer
  • sculerperson who makes or repairs tools
Cite this entry
APA

toolmaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toolmaker

MLA

“toolmaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toolmaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toolmaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toolmaker.

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