papermaker
noun
pa·per·mak·er ˈpā-pər-ˌmā-kər 
: one that makes paper
papermaking
ˈpā-pər-ˌmā-kiŋ
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The University of Sussex and British papermaker G.F. Smith did research that found navy blue is a calming color—in fact, the most relaxing color in the world. 
Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2022 But in Sri Lanka, a papermaker who incorporates elephant dung into his products shows that even wild ideas can pay off. The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2021 Gearing up for his re-election campaign, Franklin Roosevelt watched with mounting alarm as the papermakers and dairy farmers in New Hampshire started to consider forging their own reformist agenda. Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2020 As the stock of rags for papermaking grew smaller and smaller, papermakers began experimenting with other materials such as grass, silk, asparagus, manure, stone, and even hornets’ nests. Rachel Adler, Slate Magazine, 4 Aug. 2017 In the late 1600s, papermakers invented molds that produced sheets that could be quartered into leaves of about 81⁄2 by 11, and businesses gradually adopted variations on that size. Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017 Like the Picasso display, the Frankenthaler shows explore her collaborations with printers, publishers, woodcarvers, and papermakers, who pushed her forward and into different directions. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 June 2017 In the late 1600s, papermakers invented molds that produced sheets that could be quartered into leaves of about 81⁄2 by 11, and businesses gradually adopted variations on that size. Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian, 25 May 2017 See More
Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2022 But in Sri Lanka, a papermaker who incorporates elephant dung into his products shows that even wild ideas can pay off. The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2021 Gearing up for his re-election campaign, Franklin Roosevelt watched with mounting alarm as the papermakers and dairy farmers in New Hampshire started to consider forging their own reformist agenda. Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2020 As the stock of rags for papermaking grew smaller and smaller, papermakers began experimenting with other materials such as grass, silk, asparagus, manure, stone, and even hornets’ nests. Rachel Adler, Slate Magazine, 4 Aug. 2017 In the late 1600s, papermakers invented molds that produced sheets that could be quartered into leaves of about 81⁄2 by 11, and businesses gradually adopted variations on that size. Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017 Like the Picasso display, the Frankenthaler shows explore her collaborations with printers, publishers, woodcarvers, and papermakers, who pushed her forward and into different directions. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 June 2017 In the late 1600s, papermakers invented molds that produced sheets that could be quartered into leaves of about 81⁄2 by 11, and businesses gradually adopted variations on that size. Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian, 25 May 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1580, in the meaning defined above