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ropemaker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A maker of ropes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: roper, ropeman

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a craftsman who makes ropes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rope-maker, roper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer

History

Etymology

From rope + maker.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 繩索製造者 /绳索制造者 (shéngsuǒ zhìzào zhě) — maker of ropes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 製繩匠 /制绳匠 — maker of ropes
  • Czech: provazník — maker of ropes
  • Finnish: köydenpunoja — maker of ropes
  • French: cordier — maker of ropes
  • French: cordière — maker of ropes
  • Galician: cordeiro — maker of ropes
  • German: Seiler — maker of ropes
  • German: Seilerin — maker of ropes
  • Hungarian: kötélgyártó — maker of ropes
  • Hungarian: kötélverő — maker of ropes
  • Hungarian: köteles — maker of ropes
  • Irish: rópadóir — maker of ropes
  • Italian: cordaio — maker of ropes
  • Italian: funaiolo — maker of ropes
  • Macedonian: јажар (jažar) — maker of ropes
  • Middle English: roper — maker of ropes
  • Polish: powroźnik — maker of ropes
  • Romanian: frânghier — maker of ropes
  • Spanish: cordelero — maker of ropes
  • Spanish: redero — maker of ropes
  • Swedish: repslagare — maker of ropes
  • Turkish: urgancı — maker of ropes
  • Ottoman Turkish: اورغانجی (urgancı) — maker of ropes
  • Ukrainian: кабельник (kabelʹnyk) — maker of ropes