toolmaker

Etymology

tool + maker

noun

  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.

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