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clogmaker

clogmaker

7.9
A person who makes wooden shoes called clogs
  • noun
  • /ˈklɔɡˌmeɪkər/
  • Archaic
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  • The clogmaker carefully crafted a pair of wooden shoes for the festival.

Examples

  • I was sitting next to Axel and the clogmaker, who was sitting next to Rasmus Mailman.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And the clogmaker opened a bottle of chocolate liqueur.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I must have put the clogmaker to bed around four in the morning.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • When the water meeting was over, I was just going to have some mineral water, but the clogmaker put a bottle of whiskey on the kitchen table and said I should have a drop.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Because the clogmaker has nothing to lose, aside from his next beer—and he looks forward to it too, every time.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Many local artists, including the clogmaker, displayed their handmade goods at the market.

  • At the fair, I watched the clogmaker demonstrate how to shape and finish the wooden clogs.

Synonyms

souter
vsclogmaker
  • Archaic
34 9.9

An old Scottish person who makes and repairs shoes

refers specifically to making wooden shoes rather than general footwear work
shoemaker
vsclogmaker
16 2.6

A person who makes or repairs shoes

limits work to making wooden shoes rather than general shoe making
cobbler
vsclogmaker
12 4.4

A person who makes or repairs shoes

is about producing wooden footwear rather than repairing general shoes
cordwainer
vsclogmaker
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who makes fine leather shoes by hand

works with wooden footwear and not with fine new leather creations
clogger
vsclogmaker
  • Archaic
7.9

A person who makes, fixes, or sells wooden shoes

focuses solely on making wooden shoes rather than repairing or selling them
shoeman
vsclogmaker
  • Archaic
5.1

A person who makes or sells shoes

concentrates on crafting wooden footwear rather than selling or general making

Surface Forms

clogmaker singular
clogmakers plural

Morphology

clogmaker = clog + maker (transparent) = clog + maker

A straightforward compound 'clog' + 'maker' whose meaning (person who makes clogs) is directly deducible.

Etymology

Clogmaker is two words joined: clog + maker; clog comes from an old word meaning 'block' or 'lump', because clogs were once cut from a single block of wood. So a clogmaker is simply a person who 'makes' those wooden shoes.