sailmaker

[ seyl-mey-ker ]

/ ˈseɪlˌmeɪ kər /

a person who makes or repairs sails.

a former rank of warrant officer in the U.S. Navy.

Origin of sailmaker

First recorded in 1590–1600; sail + maker

It had been made by our able sailmaker, Rionne, and was of very thin windproof gabardine.

The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 |Roald Amundsen
"Sailmaker" (the only name he was called by on the ship) made a grandiose speech to the Captain.

Tramping on Life |Harry Kemp
Leaving the quarter-deck, I went forward to the steerage and found Sim Muzzy smoking his pipe with the sailmaker.

The Great Quest |Charles Boardman Hawes
A still more curious story is that of a sailmaker who many years ago went to spend Christmas with his mother near Deal.

Mysteries of Police and Crime |Arthur Griffiths

The sailmaker, with whom I had become well acquainted, waddled up to me.

Tramping on Life |Harry Kemp