basket maker

collocation in English

meaningsofbasketandmaker

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withmaker.
basket
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɑː.skɪt/us
/ˈbæs.kət/
a light container, often with a handle, that is made of thin strips of wood, metal, or plastic twisted together, used for carrying or ...
See more atbasket
maker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmeɪ.kər/us
/ˈmeɪ.kɚ/
the people or company that ...
See more atmaker

(Definition ofbasketandmakerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbasket maker

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
She referred to thebasketmaker.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
For much of his life, he subsisted as a farmer andbasketmaker.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The name could thus translate into willowman and hence suggests alternative meanings such as the occupational name for abasketmakeror a person living near a willowtree.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It was so large that it absorbed the entire output of all the basket makers in the country.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Under his second organisation, quotas are given to all the basket makers.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What they make is sold, and therefore they are to some extent in competition with other mat and basket makers.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There are more than 7,000 basket makers in this industry, and more than 4,000 of that number are blind or disabled.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
His informers must be very inefficient basket makers if they cannot get orders.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Artistic freedom allows basket makers a wide choice of colors, materials, sizes, patterns, and details.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
People and artists who weave baskets are called basket makers and basket weavers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This is a useful property for basket makers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The men of the sedentary groups work in towns as scavengers and hangmen; elsewhere they are fishermen, smiths, basket makers, and singers; their women dance at feasts and tell fortunes.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofbasket
Go to the definition ofmaker
See other collocations withmaker