sailmaker

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *sayl-makere, equivalent to sail +‎ maker. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sailmoaker, West Frisian seilmakker, Dutch zeilmaker, German Low German Seilmaker, German Segelmacher, Danish sejlmager, Swedish segelmakare. === Noun === sailmaker (plural sailmakers) One whose occupation is to make or repair sails. (US, naval) An officer in the United States navy who takes charge of the sails. ==== Translations ==== === References === “sailmaker”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === malarkies