saddlemaker
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5.7
A person who makes and fixes leather saddles for horses
- noun
- /ˈsædəlˌmeɪkər/
:
sastrecillo
- After taking his horse to the saddlemaker, he was pleased with the repairs made to the old saddle.
Examples
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One chronicler records the eventual triumph of a saddlemaker named Peder Geneset in the Mors village of Ejerslev:
Academic text (1995) -
The skilled saddlemaker crafted a beautiful saddle for the local rancher.
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The saddlemaker demonstrated how to properly fit the saddle onto a horse.
Synonyms
saddler
vssaddlemaker
1
8.8
A person who makes, fixes, and sells horse riding equipment
focuses on making and repairing leather horse equipment rather than selling
Surface Forms
saddlemaker singular
saddlemakers plural
Morphology
Etymology
Saddlemaker combines saddle (an old word for 'seat') and maker ('one who makes'), so it is a name for someone who makes the seat you put on a horse. A helpful image is a craftsperson shaping leather to build that seat, which explains why a saddlemaker makes and repairs saddles.