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modelmaker

modelmaker noun: one who does so avocationally as a hobby.

Noun

modelmaker (plural modelmakers)

  1. One who does so avocationally as a hobby.
    • His father was a locally renowned modelmaker whose model cars and airplanes were on display in his barbershop for many years.
    • But if modelmaking is not art, why is it that, in the upper reaches of modeldom, where the best do their work, there is an identifiable difference in "feel" between the work of one modelmaker and another?1990, The Woodenboat - Issues 92-97, page 60
  2. (dated) One who does so vocationally in industry.
    • Near-synonym: scale modeler
    • His grandfather was a modelmaker for a heavy engineering firm.
    Synonyms:
    scale modeler

Synonyms of modelmaker

Forms of modelmaker

pluralmodelmakers
alternative formmodel maker

Origin of modelmaker

From model + maker.

Questions about modelmaker

What does modelmaker mean?
Modelmaker means one who does so avocationally as a hobby.
What part of speech is modelmaker?
Modelmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of modelmaker?
The plural of modelmaker is modelmakers.

Words near modelmaker in the dictionary

  1. modellists
  2. modello
  3. modellos
  4. modells
  5. modelly
  6. modelmaker
  7. modelmakers
  8. modelmaking
  9. modelocked
  10. modelocking
  11. modelome

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