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  • noun Person who makes saddles. saddler

Etymologies

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saddle +‎ maker

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Examples

  • Louis Braille, son of a saddlemaker, accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with one of his father's awls at the age of three; the resulting infection spread to both eyes and he was permanently blind within the year.

    Letter Aria Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • Louis Braille, son of a saddlemaker, accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with one of his father's awls at the age of three; the resulting infection spread to both eyes and he was permanently blind within the year.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • Questions were asked about professional skills and children, but the answers seemed irrelevant–one saddlemaker with two children was sent one way, another saddlemaker with two children sent the other.

    Sealing Their Fate David Downing 2009

  • On Saturday, Reedy will open up his personal collection for an estate auction, giving the community a chance at everything from the Lone Ranger costume worn by Moore in a 1956 movie to more than 40 pieces by Edward H. Bohlin, 'the saddlemaker and silversmith for the Hollywood stars.'

    Archive 2006-04-23 Bill Crider 2006

  • It was still hard on the hands, and he enlisted the aid of a saddlemaker in making a mitt.

    WHY is the FOUL POLE FAIR? VINCE STATEN 2003

  • She had paid down the immense sum of eight dollars to old Jesus, the local saddlemaker.

    The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

  • They may have strong political opinions, but I was talking about them as, you know, as a saddlemaker or a chef or a orchestra conductor.

    Charles Kuralt's America 1995

  • Behind the general store, an old Mexican saddlemaker was cutting a steerhide into strips from which to make a rope.

    The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

  • She had paid down the immense sum of eight dollars to old Jesus, the local saddlemaker.

    Streets of Laredo Larry McMurtry 1993

  • He found Kith-Kanan in the stables, instructing the saddlemaker on modifications to Arcuballis's harness.

    The Kinslayer Wars Niles, Douglas 1991

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