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- noun One that makes tools, especially a skilled machinist trained in making and repairing tools and parts.
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- noun a
skilled machinist who makes, and repairstools
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- noun someone skilled in making or repairing tools
Etymologies
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Examples
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His estimation of the "toolmaker" rose another notch.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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His estimation of the "toolmaker" rose another notch.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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BIRTH Ozzy: Born in England to a "toolmaker", Jesus: The child of the Virgin Mary.
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He was apparently a very skilled toolmaker who lost his job because of an industrial accident injury.
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They took care of the second-tier workers, which was really important to me, even though I'm not a second-tier guy, Todd Jasina , a toolmaker at Ford's Sterling Heights, Mich., plant.
Ford Contract in Hand, UAW Looks to Chrysler Matthew Dolan 2011
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Mr. Buffett heralded improvements at unitsincluding Fruit of the Loom, Israel-based toolmaker Iscar andelectronic-components distributor TTI.
Berkshire's Buffett Eyes More Major Deals as Earnings Surge Serena Ng 2011
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They took care of the second-tier workers, which was really important to me, even though I'm not a second-tier guy, Todd Jasina , a toolmaker at Ford's Sterling Heights, Mich., axle plant.
Ford Workers Ratify New UAW Contract Matthew Dolan 2011
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There's nothing comparable there to the skills of, say, a toolmaker of the same time period.
Block that Free Lunch, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Mr. Buffett, in his letter to shareholders released Saturday, heralded improvements at units including Fruit of the Loom, toolmaker Iscar and electronic-components distributor TTI.
Berkshire's 4th-Quarter Profit Boosted by Burlington Northern Erik Holm 2011
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"At the moment, nobody in German politics is thinking strategically about the big reform questions," says Mr. Kirschsieper, head of family-owned toolmaker Walter Kottmann GmbH and chairman of Germany's young entrepreneurs 'federation.
Europe's Choice: Growth or Safety Net Marcus Walker 2010
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