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papermaker

papermaker

3.3
A person or company that makes paper
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪpərˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : fabricante de papel
  • During the factory tour, the papermaker explained how recycled materials are used in their production process.
  • printers and papermakers

Examples

  • Featuring some of the best fight choreography since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by star Donnie Yen, the film follows an investigation into a double murder by a papermaker, whom the detective is convinced was once a gang member, now living peacefully years later.

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  • As a skilled papermaker, she transforms wood pulp into high-quality sheets of paper.

  • The family-owned papermaker has been operating for generations, creating specialty papers for artists.

Synonyms

manufacturer
vspapermaker
477 3.1

A company or person that makes many products, often with machines

is focused on making thin sheets for writing or printing
maker
vspapermaker
415 1.6

A person or company that creates things such as cars and furniture

specializes in producing thin sheets used for writing or printing
paper mill
vspapermaker
4 2.8

A factory that makes paper from wood or recycled material

refers to a person or company rather than a factory building

Antonyms

1.8

A person who buys and uses goods or services

How Large

paper mill
4 2.8
papermaker
3.3

Surface Forms

papermaker singular
papermakers plural

Morphology

papermaker = paper + maker (transparent) = paper + maker

A straightforward compound of 'paper' + 'maker' whose meaning (a person/company that makes paper) follows directly from its components.

Etymology

Papermaker is just paper + maker. The word paper comes from an old word for the Egyptian plant papyrus, which people used for 'writing', and maker means someone who 'makes' things, so a papermaker is someone who makes paper.