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dollmaker

dollmaker

1 3.5
A person or company that makes dolls
  • noun
  • /ˈdɑːlˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : muñequero
  • The dollmaker lay dead, two puncture marks in his throat, his dolls scattered all around him.

Examples

  • The skilled dollmaker crafted a beautiful porcelain figure that was displayed in the gallery.

  • In 1997, dollmaker Madame Alexander released an Evita doll (dressed in a white strapless gown with her arms raised in the "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" pose, microphone included) as part of its benignly presented "famous women in history" series.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The Dollmaker, by Harriet Arnow.

    Blog text (23)

  • Barton Mathis creates his mask as The Dollmaker from his father's face.

    Blog text (8)

  • The dollmakers.

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

  • Every Christmas, the local dollmaker showcases her handmade dolls at the holiday market.

  • My grandmother was a talented dollmaker who made exquisite dolls that are now treasured family heirlooms.

Synonyms

toymaker
vsdollmaker
5 3.0

A person or company that makes toys

focuses specifically on making human-shaped play items
figurer
vsdollmaker
8.2

A person who makes small models or statues from different materials

makes items for play rather than decorative small sculptures

Surface Forms

dollmaker singular
dollmakers plural

Morphology

dollmaker = doll + maker (transparent) = doll + maker

A straightforward compound of 'doll' + 'maker' meaning a person or company that makes dolls.

Etymology

The word dollmaker is a simple compound: doll means 'a small toy person' and maker means 'one who makes things'. So a dollmaker is a person or company that makes dolls.