Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who manufactures paper or who works at paper-making.
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Examples
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“Still, that old slyboots of a paper-maker must not overreach us; it is time to ask him for something besides promises.”
Eve and David 2007
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“Still, that old slyboots of a paper-maker must not overreach us; it is time to ask him for something besides promises.”
Eve and David 2007
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We sell our wares to the book-purveyor, between whom and us there is no greater obligation than between him and his paper-maker or printer.
The Newcomes 2006
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My father was a paper-maker, and lived all his lifetime in the town.
A Soldier's Life Being the Personal Reminiscences of Edwin G. Rundle Edwin George Rundle
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The deckle edge is left uncut, just as it comes from the paper-maker.
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They surely would not like to hear that we were unable to pay the printer, bookbinder, clerks, paper-maker, etc.
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His father was a paper-maker, and both he and his brother Sealey (born 1747, and married Harriett, daughter of James Pownall, of Wilmslow) gave up their time almost entirely to the invention of paper machinery.
Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman Giberne Sieveking
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He followed for some time the business of a paper-maker, but gave attention to the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1841, and practiced in Greenville.
History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States William Horatio Barnes
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To make the book beautiful should be the united aim of all who are concerned in its manufacture -- the paper-maker, the printer, and the book-binder.
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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Hamilton, Ohio, a large paper-maker, visited St. Louis on business that called for legal assistance, and I was employed by him.
The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights
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