tentmaker

[ tent-mey-ker ]

noun

1. a person who makes tents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tentmaker¹

First recorded in 1555–65; tent ¹ + maker

Example Sentences

Someone in the city of Tarsus said, "St Paul's father was a tentmaker here."

From The Guardian

So when the uncle she idolized asked her, at age 10, if she went to "Omar the tentmaker" for her clothes, she was devastated.

From New York Times

The generals and statesmen of Rome had no doubt a very low idea of the poor fishermen of Galilee, and of the tentmaker of Tharsus.

From Project Gutenberg

A champion water polo player, who refused to participate in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Blitz and his tentmaker partner Gilbert Trigano wanted to help break down national and class barriers in postwar Europe.

From The Guardian

Then he went to Corinth, where he stayed for some time preaching and working at his trade of tentmaker.

From Project Gutenberg