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ropemaker

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Noun1.ropemaker - a craftsman who makes ropes
rope-maker, roper
artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
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The sea was heaving under a thick white fog; and nothing else was moving but a few early ropemakers, who, with the yarn twisted round their bodies, looked as if, tired of their present state of existence, they were spinning themselves into cordage.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
The men were employed as shoemakers, ropemakers, blacksmiths, tailors, carpenters, and stonecutters; and in building a new prison, which was pretty far advanced towards completion.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
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