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sandcastler

sandcastler noun: a person who builds sandcastles.

Noun

sandcastler (plural sandcastlers)

  1. (rare) A person who builds sandcastles.
    • The sandcastler “is engaged in creating a moment of triumph, a moment of splendor and personal achievement. The fact that that moment must end is of little importance — except that it makes the moment sweeter.”1981, Books of the Times, page 338
    • So the first essential ingredient is a dream. Of course, imagination by itself does not suffice. You must acquire the skills to match your dreams—or you will remain a bemused armchair sandcastler, nurturing pipe dreams of unfulfillable glory. / Fortunately the skills required for sandcastling are...1981, Joseph Allen, “Chapter 4: The Art of Sandcastling”, in Sandcastles: The Splendors of Enchantment, Doubleday, →ISBN, pages 61, 90

Examples of sandcastler in a sentence

  • The sun is both friend and foe to the sandcastler. […] There is no official bulletin, no sandcastlers’ newsletter, so you have to find out about many of the smaller contests by word of mouth.1982, Jeffrey Shear, Michael DiPersio, Steven Schneider, Castles in the Sand, Putnam Press, →ISBN, pages 1, 99:
  • Widely known as the “fairytale castle builder,” Gordon is considered a professional sandcastler and snow sculptor, competing successfully in many such events throughout the United States and Canada.1994, Helen Naismith, Walking Cape Ann with Ted Tarr: Exploring the Trails of Rockport, Gloucester, Essex and Manchester-by-the-sea with a...
  • I witnessed two distinct types of sandcastlers. […] The second type of sandcastler, though, was a little more daring.2010 September 15, Christena E. Nippert-Eng, Islands of Privacy, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, pages 15, 16:

Forms of sandcastler

pluralsandcastlers

Origin of sandcastler

From sandcastle + -er.

Questions about sandcastler

What does sandcastler mean?
Sandcastler means a person who builds sandcastles.
How do you use sandcastler in a sentence?
The sun is both friend and foe to the sandcastler. […] There is no official bulletin, no sandcastlers’ newsletter, so you have to find out about many of the smaller contests by word of mouth.
What part of speech is sandcastler?
Sandcastler is a noun.
What is the plural of sandcastler?
The plural of sandcastler is sandcastlers.

Words near sandcastler in the dictionary

  1. sandburrower
  2. sandburrs
  3. sandburs
  4. sandcast
  5. sandcastle
  6. sandcastler
  7. sandcastlers
  8. sandcastles
  9. sandcastling
  10. sandcherry
  11. sandcorn

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