netmaker
Fishing gear artisan
A netmaker is a person who makes nets, whether fishing nets, sports nets, or other mesh products.
The trade was once common in coastal communities where fishing nets were handcrafted: His grandfather had been a netmaker in the village for forty years.
The term now also applies to manufacturers of industrial netting.
One who catches aquatic creatures
- knotsSecured loops in rope
- meshInterlocking open weave
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- twineStranded cord for tying
cordage · seine · trawl · weaving · mending · gauge · floats · sinkers
Exchange of commodities
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
skilled · commercial · factory · industry · fishing village · harbor · dockside · supplier
Collective mechanical equipment
- automatedOperating without human control
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- monofilamentOne unbroken fiber
aquaculture · manufacturing · industrial · precision · durability · export · innovation · specialized
Of the Middle Ages
- colonialOf occupied territories
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- seaportCoastal city with docks
- chandleryVessel provisioning establishment
cottage industry · pre-industrial · subsistence · village · folklore · heritage craft · museum · preservation
fisherman
One who catches aquatic creatures
twine · cordage · seine · trawl · weaving · mending · gauge · floats · sinkers · handmade
trade
Exchange of commodities
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
livelihood · skilled · commercial · factory · industry · fishing village · harbor · dockside · supplier · wholesale
machinery
Collective mechanical equipment
- automatedOperating without human control
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
monofilament · aquaculture · manufacturing · industrial · precision · durability · export · innovation · specialized · custom
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
chandlery · cottage industry · pre-industrial · subsistence · village · folklore · heritage craft · museum · preservation · ancestral
- traditional occupationsfarming, fishing, herding, blacksmith, weaving
- textile workerstailor, dressmaker, weaver, weavers, spinner
- people with netsfisherman, shrimper, crabber, lobsterman, trawler
netmakerfisherman
One who catches aquatic creatures
trawler · seiner · gillnetter · trawlerman · angler
make, net, maker, making, internet, network, netting, Ethernet, networking