Meanings
nounwickerworker (plural wickerworkers)
plural wickerworkers
- Someone who makes things with wicker.
They turned and found the wicker-worker hard at their heels, followed by long trails of withy.
2012, Ngaio Marsh, Death in a White Tie: Inspector Roderick Alleyn #71 more example
Another increasing concern with both ideological and pragmatic elements related to the situation of wickerworkers.
2013, Joong-Seop Kim, The Korean Paekjong Under Japanese Rule
Origin
From wickerwork + -er or wicker + worker.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish ciseadóir, caoladóir
- ciseadóirsomeone who makes things with wicker
- caoladóirsomeone who makes things with wicker
Polish wikliniarz
- wikliniarzsomeone who makes things with wicker
Romanian împletitor, împletitoare
- împletitorsomeone who makes things with wicker
- împletitoaresomeone who makes things with wicker
Spanish mimbrero, mimbrera
- mimbrerosomeone who makes things with wicker
- mimbrerasomeone who makes things with wicker
Cite this entry
APA
wickerworker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wickerworker
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“wickerworker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wickerworker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wickerworker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wickerworker.
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