Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person whose occupation is making or repairing sails: A sailmaker is a skilled craftsperson who specializes in the design, fabrication, and mending of sails for boats and ships.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The old schooner needed new canvas, so the captain hired a sailmaker.
  • As a sailmaker, her expertise was in crafting durable sails for racing yachts.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively to describe tools, businesses, or skills related to the trade.
  • He owned a sailmaker's loft near the harbor.
  • She learned sailmaker techniques that have been passed down for generations.

Variants and Related Words

• Sailmaking (n): The craft or occupation of making sails.
  • Sailmaking requires precision and knowledge of fabrics and wind dynamics.

Synonyms

• Canvas worker: A person who works with heavy cloth, often for sails or tents.
• Rigger: While a rigger specializes in the ropes and wires (rigging) of a ship, the trades can overlap in some contexts concerning sail handling systems.

Noun

1. a maker of sails