bookbinder
bookbinder — noun
- bookbindersingular
- bookbindersplural
1. a skilled worker who assembles loose printed sheets into a finished book by sewi
a skilled worker who assembles loose printed sheets into a finished book by sewing or gluing them and attaching a cover
Camila trained as a bookbinder for six years before opening her own small shop.
trained as a bookbinder (occupation pattern)
The bookbinder used a curved needle to sew the pages together by hand.
Old Mr. Ito, the last bookbinder in town, could repair any torn spine.
A skilled bookbinder can turn a stack of loose paper into a beautiful hardback.
Ziad watched the bookbinder apply gold lettering to the leather cover.
- craft bookbinder
emphasises hand-work rather than machine binding
- book repairer
focuses on fixing damaged books, not creating new bindings from scratch
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 (BINDERY), which refers to the workshop rather than the craftsperson.
常見錯誤
2. a workshop or business where bookbinding is done
a workshop or business where bookbinding is done
Léa took her grandmother's recipe collection to the bookbinder for a new cover.
place sense: took [something] to the bookbinder
The bookbinder on Oak Street has run for three generations.
Soraya left her thesis at the bookbinder and picked it up a week later.
A fire at the bookbinder destroyed hundreds of volumes waiting for repair.
There is a small bookbinder behind the university library that students use.
- bindery
a more formal or technical term for a bookbinding workshop
- bookbinding workshop
spells out the meaning more explicitly
用法筆記
This is a metonymic use — the word names the workplace by the profession of the person who works there.