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rugmaker

rugmaker

1 3.6
A person who weaves rugs by hand or with a machine
  • noun
  • /ˈrʌɡˌmeɪkər/
: alfombrista
  • The college-teacher boy wanted to go with the bad-eyeball boy to the dungeon and tell the Chinese woman to make the rugmaker ooze out of his mind, if that's where he was.

Examples

  • He was prepared for the Chinese woman to tell him the rugmaker was somewhere else; he didn't care.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • That would have sounded like an exaggeration in the direction of preciousness to the college-teacher boy before he had begun to have a rugmaker inhabit him.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The skilled rugmaker created a beautiful, intricate design that captivated everyone in the marketplace.

  • After years of practicing, she became a talented rugmaker known for her handwoven pieces.

  • The local rugmaker uses natural dyes to create vibrant colors in her handmade rugs.

Synonyms

carpetmaker
vsrugmaker
1 4.1

A person or company that makes carpets by hand

makes floor coverings using machines as well as hand methods

Surface Forms

rugmaker singular
rugmakers plural

Morphology

rugmaker = rug + maker (transparent) = rug + maker

A straightforward compound 'rug' + 'maker' meaning a person who makes rugs; components and semantics are regular and easily inferable.

Etymology

Rugmaker is simply rug + maker, meaning 'a person who makes rugs'. Think of it like a baker who makes bread: the word tells you exactly what the person does.