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luthier

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lu⋅thi⋅er

[loo-tee-er]
–noun
a maker of stringed instruments, as violins.

Origin:
1875–80; < F, equiv. to luth lute 1 + -ier -ier 2
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lu·thi·er   (lōō'tē-ər)   
n.  One that makes or repairs stringed instruments, such as violins.

[French, from luth, lute, from Old French lut; see lute1.]
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