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basketmaker

basketmaker

1 4.8
A person who makes baskets by weaving thin branches or reeds
  • noun
  • /ˈbæskɪtˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : cestero

Synonyms

basketweaver
vsbasketmaker
5.2

A person who makes baskets by weaving reeds or thin branches

is a person who makes such woven containers without stressing special skill

How Skilled

Basket Maker
  • Specialized
9.9
basketmaker
1 4.8

Surface Forms

basketmaker singular
basketmakers plural

Morphology

basketmaker = basket + maker (transparent) = basket + maker

A straightforward compound of 'basket' and 'maker'; the meaning (a person who makes baskets) follows directly from the components.

Etymology

Basketmaker is simply the combination of basket and maker, so it literally means someone who 'makes' baskets by weaving. Picture hands bending willow or reeds into a container, and that image explains why a basketmaker is a person who makes baskets today.