instrument maker

collocation in English

meaningsofinstrumentandmaker

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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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maker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmeɪ.kər/us
/ˈmeɪ.kɚ/
the people or company that ...
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(Definition ofinstrumentandmakerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the marketplace, theinstrumentmakerrepresented a microscope's value with a price.
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There was the case of the musicalinstrumentmaker, but of course that deals with a single case.
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At sixteen years of age he was working as a mathematicalinstrumentmaker.
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In his early years he established himself as an engraver,instrumentmakerand globe maker.
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He was a priest, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, cosmographer, cartographer, mathematician, globe and scientificinstrumentmakerand editor and publisher of scientific tests.
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His father was aninstrumentmaker, who made scientific instruments such as air pumps, microscopes, and telescopes.
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His father, aninstrumentmakertaught him how to make and play the guitar, the caviquena and the violin.
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Whatever the instrument constructed, theinstrumentmakermust consider materials, construction technique, and decoration, creating a balanced instrument that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
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Dunkin has been variously referred to as saddler, ironmonger, patentee and mathematicalinstrumentmaker.
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His father was a musician andinstrumentmakerand encouraged his progress.
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He was possibly the firstinstrumentmakerto combine his craft with business savvy.
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Kyivan musicalinstrumentmakerwho crafted banduras from 1905-1918.
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Sax was a greatinstrumentmaker, and made sure his son had a good education and a leg to stand on for his future.
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He was not only an accomplishedinstrumentmakerbut also a pioneer in the developing field of electricity.
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He first became an apprentice to aninstrumentmaker.
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He was known as a physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, andinstrumentmaker.
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A legacy of 500 enabled him to buy books and instruments, and he became a lecturer andinstrumentmaker.
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Pieter was known as a mathematician, and was also an excellentinstrumentmaker.
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