- toolmaker
- noun Date: 1844 one that makes tools; especially a machinist who specializes in the construction, repair, maintenance, and calibration of the tools, jigs, fixtures, and instruments of a machine shop
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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toolmaker — UK US (also tool maker) /ˈtuːlˌmeɪkər/ noun [C] PRODUCTION ► a person or company that produces tools: »He trained as a machinist and toolmaker. »She s CEO of an established shipyard toolmaker … Financial and business terms
toolmaker — ► NOUN ▪ a person who makes and maintains tools for use in a manufacturing process … English terms dictionary
toolmaker — [to͞ol′māk΄ər] n. a machinist who makes, maintains, and repairs machine tools toolmaking n … English World dictionary
toolmaker — toolmaking, n. /toohl may keuhr/, n. a machinist skilled in the building and reconditioning of tools, jigs, and related devices used in a machine shop. [1835 45; TOOL + MAKER] * * * … Universalium
toolmaker — noun a skilled machinist who makes, and repairs tools See Also: toolmaking … Wiktionary
toolmaker — n. one who creates or invents tools … English contemporary dictionary
toolmaker — noun a person who makes and maintains tools for use in a manufacturing process. Derivatives toolmaking noun … English new terms dictionary
toolmaker — tool•mak•er [[t]ˈtulˌmeɪ kər[/t]] n. 1) mac a machinist skilled in the building and reconditioning of tools, jigs, and related devices used in a machine shop 2) one that fashions tools • Etymology: 1835–45 tool′mak ing, n … From formal English to slang
toolmaker — /ˈtulmeɪkə/ (say toohlmaykuh) noun a person whose occupation is the production or repair of specialised precision tools. –toolmaking, noun …
toolmaker — n. a person who makes precision tools, esp. tools used in a press. Derivatives: toolmaking n … Useful english dictionary
