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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One whose trade or occupation is to make violins and similar instruments; a luthier.

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Examples

  • The miraculous amplification that comes from the wooden enclosures of stringed instruments is the result of materials not usually found in a reclamation yard, and violin-maker Rob Cain's admirable desire to stick to the "scrap" brief was tested to destruction – a source for a bit of Dragon's Den tension in the show.

    Scrapheap Orchestra: the wheelie-bin overture 2011

  • Two men run a violin-repair business, but when business owner Maxime starts seeing violin soloist Camille, expert violin-maker and introvert Stéphane finds himself jealous.

    The first readings & watchings of 2010 « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2010

  • The story begins with the suicide of the violin-maker and follows the apprentice as he deals with the rumors of what really happened, all the while holding a secret of his own.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • The Violin-maker: This is probably my second favorite simply because it really delves into the main character, who is the apprentice of the violin-maker.

    Seven Touches of Music by Zoran Zivkovic 2008

  • The story begins with the suicide of the violin-maker and follows the apprentice as he deals with the rumors of what really happened, all the while holding a secret of his own.

    Seven Touches of Music by Zoran Zivkovic 2008

  • The Violin-maker: This is probably my second favorite simply because it really delves into the main character, who is the apprentice of the violin-maker.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • Those are the names of the people who used to own that particular violin, made in 1729 by the Italian violin-maker Antonio Stradivari.

    CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2007 2007

  • Built by a master violin-maker in 17th century Italy.

    THE RED VIOLIN « FranksFilms 2006

  • There's an old violin-maker out in Simi Valley who's retiring.

    When The Bough Breaks Kellerman, Jonathan 1985

  • When the case was opened, the violin saw that they were in a strange hall full of people, and many of them were talking of this man -- the violin-maker.

    A Child's Story Garden Elizabeth [Compiler] Heber

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