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floatmaker

floatmaker noun: a builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).

Noun

floatmaker (plural floatmakers)

  1. A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
    • I spoke of my interest in seeing what those masters of the floatmaker's art at Macy's might come up with as a 300-square-foot depiction of a plate of spaghetti carbonara.1984, Calvin Trillin, Third Helpings, page 8
    • "So you think Upstart will replace Ullo as their go-to floatmaker?"2014, Liz Talley, His Forever Girl, page 243

Forms of floatmaker

pluralfloatmakers

Origin of floatmaker

From float + maker.

Questions about floatmaker

What does floatmaker mean?
Floatmaker means a builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
What part of speech is floatmaker?
Floatmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of floatmaker?
The plural of floatmaker is floatmakers.

Words near floatmaker in the dictionary

  1. floatingly
  2. floatings
  3. floatless
  4. floatline
  5. floatlines
  6. floatmaker
  7. floatmakers
  8. floatover
  9. floatovers
  10. floatovoltaic
  11. floatovoltaics

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