Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papermaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
pa-per-mak-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or company that makes paper.

noun

A person who gathers rags to sell.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

From paper + maker.

Usage

Inflected Forms

papermakers (plural)

Derived Forms

papermakering

Frequently Paired Words

papermaking

Questions

What does papermaker mean?
A person or company that makes paper.
Where does papermaker come from?
From paper + maker.

How to pronounce papermaker

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