papermaker

papermaker

English

Etymology

From paper +‎ maker.

Noun

papermaker (plural papermakers)

  1. A person or company that makes paper.
  2. (UK, slang, obsolete) A person who gathers rags to sell.

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References

  • (rag-gatherer): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary
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