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sailmaker

sailmaker

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A person who makes or fixes big cloth pieces that help boats move
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪlˌmeɪkər/
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  • The sailmaker carefully stitched a new sail to ensure it could withstand strong winds.

Examples

  • Our chosen sailmaker met us at the dock to save us a long walk with an awkward bundle.

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  • She recognized some of the lifeless faces: the ship's Cooper, always so cheerfully busy with his hoops and staves; the sailmaker; the cook; the boy who had served as tailor and cobbler; some of the officers with whom she and Philippe had shared meals.

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  • My father, the sailmaker, saved us from drowning.

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  • After several weeks of work, the sailmaker presented the finished sails to the excited boat owner.

  • As a skilled sailmaker, she repaired the damaged sail quickly so the ship could return to sea.

Surface Forms

sailmaker singular
sailmakers plural

Morphology

sailmaker = sail + maker (transparent) = sail + maker

A direct compound of two common nouns; an average learner who knows 'sail' and 'maker' can infer 'person who makes sails'.

Etymology

Sailmaker is a simple compound of sail and maker. Sail is the cloth that catches the wind and maker means 'one who makes', so a sailmaker is literally someone who makes or repairs sails for boats and ships.