tentmaker

See also: tent-maker

English

Etymology

tent + maker

Noun

tentmaker (plural tentmakers)

  1. A manufacturer of tents.
    • 2001, Edward Beckstrom, King of the Jews: Jesus and the Messianic Age
      His [Paul's] profession as a tentmaker (Acts 18:3) may have been in the family for generations and was fairly lucrative []
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, [], OCLC 964384981, Acts 18:3:
      And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

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