noun
Meaning 1
One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sailmaker
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noun
Meaning 2
An officer in the United States navy who takes charge of the sails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 3
a maker of sails
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: maker, shaper
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: veler — occupation
- Cornish: gwreer gooliow — occupation
- Czech: výrobce plachet — occupation
- Danish: sejlmager — occupation
- Dutch: zeilmaker — occupation
- Finnish: purjeentekijä — occupation
- Finnish: purjeompelija — occupation
- French: voilier — occupation
- West-Frisian: seilmakker — occupation
- German: Segelmacher — occupation
- Hebrew: תּוֹפֵר מִפְרָשִׂים (tofer mifrasim) — occupation
- Italian: velaio — occupation
- Papiamentu: belero — occupation
- Polish: żaglownik — occupation
- Russian: парусный мастер — occupation
- Spanish: velero — occupation
- Swedish: segelmakare — occupation
- Tagalog: maglalayag — occupation
- Turkish: yelkenci — occupation
- Ottoman Turkish: یلكنجی (yelkenci) — occupation
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