toolmaker
a machinist skilled in the building and reconditioning of tools, jigs, and related devices used in a machine shop.
Origin of toolmaker
1Other words from toolmaker
- toolmaking, noun
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How to use toolmaker in a sentence
The Japanese toolmakers fit these small chisels into a split handle as shown in fig. 5.
Wood-Block Printing | F. Morley FletcherEnglish tool design in the 18th century also influenced the continental toolmakers.
Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 | Peter C. WelshReflecting what the text writers listed, toolmakers by the end of the 18th century gave buyers a wide choice.
Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 | Peter C. WelshThis quest motivated three centuries of toolmakers and brought vitality to hand-tool design.
Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 | Peter C. WelshThe Centennial had called attention to the superiority of certain American tools and toolmakers.
Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 | Peter C. Welsh
British Dictionary definitions for tool-maker
/ (ˈtuːlˌmeɪkə) /
a person who specializes in the production or reconditioning of precision tools, cutters, etc
Derived forms of tool-maker
- tool-making, noun
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