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sickler

sickler

9.9
A person who makes or sells sickles
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪklər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : fabricante de hoces
  • The village sickler crafted new sickles for the upcoming harvest season.

Examples

  • As a skilled sickler, he supplied farmers with sharp, reliable sickles every year.

  • They visited the local sickler to have their old sickles repaired before the wheat was ready.

  • The village sickler crafted new tools for the upcoming harvest season.

  • The sickler sharpened his tools before the harvest.

  • Many sicklers gather during the harvest season.

  • As a skilled sickler, he provided local farmers with high-quality sickles every year.

  • They consulted the local sickler to repair their worn sickles before the wheat harvest.

Surface Forms

sickler singular
sicklers plural

Morphology

sickler = sickle (transparent) = sickle + er

The occupational meaning 'person who makes or sells sickles' is directly built from the noun 'sickle' plus '-er'.

Etymology

Sickler can also come from sickle plus -er meaning 'person who does something', so a sickler is a person who makes or sells sickles, much like a baker is someone who bakes.