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sailmaker.

One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.

  2. An officer in the United States navy who takes charge of the sails.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English *sayl-makere, equivalent to sail + maker. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sailmoaker, West Frisian seilmakker, Dutch zeilmaker, German Low German Seilmaker, German Segelmacher, Danish sejlmager, Swedish segelmakare.

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