Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modelmaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mod-el-mak-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who builds models, especially scale models.

noun

One who builds models, especially scale models.

Dated

Example Sentences

"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?"
"Near-synonym: scale modeler"
"His grandfather was a modelmaker for a heavy engineering firm."

Etymology

From model + maker.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

modelmakers (plural) model maker (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

modelbuilding modeling modelmaking prototyper patternmaker toolmaker diemaker mouldmaker

Synonyms

scale modeler modeler

Questions

What does modelmaker mean?: One who builds models, especially scale models.
Where does modelmaker come from?: From model + maker.

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