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wigmaker

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who makes or sells wigs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who makes and sells wigs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: maker, shaper

History

Etymology

From wig + maker.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: parykmager — person who makes wigs
  • Danish: parykmagerske — person who makes wigs
  • French: perruquier — person who makes wigs
  • French: perruquière — person who makes wigs
  • German: Perückenmacher — person who makes wigs
  • German: Perückenmacherin — person who makes wigs
  • Ido: perukisto — person who makes wigs
  • Ido: perukifisto — person who makes wigs
  • Italian: parrucchiere — person who makes wigs
  • Italian: parrucchiera — person who makes wigs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: parykkmaker — person who makes wigs
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: parykkmakar — person who makes wigs
  • Polish: perukarz — person who makes wigs
  • Portuguese: peruqueiro — person who makes wigs
  • Portuguese: peruqueira — person who makes wigs
  • Romanian: peruchier — person who makes wigs
  • Romanian: peruchieră — person who makes wigs
  • Romanian: perucăreasă — person who makes wigs
  • Swedish: perukmakare — person who makes wigs
  • Swedish: perukmakerska — person who makes wigs
  • Turkish: perukacı — person who makes wigs
  • Ottoman Turkish: پروقهجی (perukacı) — person who makes wigs