Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feathermaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: feath-er-mak-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A maker of artificial feathers, or plumes of real ones, for use on clothing etc.

Example Sentences

"THE economic crisis doesn’t really scare the people who still practice haute couture, that small, vanishing world of embroiderers, dyers and feathermakers who serve the imagination of the few remaining couturiers."

Etymology

From feather + maker.

Inflected Forms

feathermakers (plural)

Questions

What does feathermaker mean?: A maker of artificial feathers, or plumes of real ones, for use on clothing etc.
Where does feathermaker come from?: From feather + maker.

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