labelmakern.
/ˈleɪblˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈleɪbəlˌmeɪkər/ Originally: a person who makes labels. Now more usually: any of various mechanical devices for making labels.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of other specific finished articles
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labelmaker1844
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1844 Abstr. Answers Acct. Population Great Brit. 1841 280 in Parl. Papers XXVII. 1 (table) Summary of occupations... Knitter, Frame-work, Label-maker, Labourer [etc.].
1889 Sugar Trade: Copy Rep. to Board of Trade 63 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 172) LXXII. 387 Earthenware-makers, box-makers, paper-makers, label-makers, &c., are..employed [by jam and confectionery firms].
1911 Pearson's Mag. Dec. 661/2 An American label-maker who was willing to turn a trick of making fake labels [for cotton-seed oil purporting to be Italian olive oil].
1961 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 10 Aug. (advt.) Meet the new Dymo instant label-maker for office and shop. Make professional, raised-letter, plastic labels on-the-spot!
2017 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 5 Jan. c3 Lately, Catherine has had time to use her new labelmaker to mark every object in the house, including Alex's cellphone.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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