bellfounder
bellfounder · bellfounders
Someone who makes bells by foundry workSomeone who makes bells by foundry work (casting, grinding, polishing).
» Tom is a bellfounder.
Tom ist Glockengießer.
Том — литейщик колоколов.
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone who makes bells by foundry work (casting, grinding, polishing).
Near-synonyms: bellmaker, belleter (archaic)
Examples
1 sentencesTom is a bellfounder.
ruТом — литейщик колоколов. — Karok
deTom ist Glockengießer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From bell + founder, an alteration (swapping out obsolete yoter (“pourer, founder”) for foFrom bell + founder, an alteration (swapping out obsolete yoter (“pourer, founder”) for founder) of Middle English belyotar, belgietere, belleyetere (“bellfounder”).
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Forms
plural: bellfounders| Singular | bellfounder |
|---|---|
| Plural | bellfounders |
regular