piecemakern.

Brit.

/ˈpiːsmeɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈpisˌmeɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: piece n., maker n.

Etymology: < piece n. + maker n. Compare earlier piece man n. at piece n. Compounds, pieceworker n. at piecework n. Derivatives.

A worker paid according to the number of items produced; a pieceworker.In early use chiefly applied to workers in the textile industry; later (chiefly U.S.) in the timber industry, usually of a person employed to cut wood into pieces or lengths and paid according to the number produced.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > employee > piece-worker

tasker1621

pieceworker1757

piece man1815

piecemaker1839

1839 Times 1 July 7/6 Wool is too high..for spinners to be able to sell yarns to the piece-makers at such a price as to make worth while weaving it.

1871 J. Collins Nature's Aristocracy 97 A piece-maker is a person who takes clothing after it has been cut, and contracts to make it for a certain sum per piece.

1901 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 26 July 2/3 There are a few piece makers, who, by their actions, have severed their connections with the trunk company.

1951 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 23 Nov. 11/2 Experienced piecemakers—3-man chain saw gangs, shackers, and small jobbers wanted to cut rough spruce, balsam and birch pulpwood.

2000 Finnish Amer. Reporter (Nexis) 30 Nov. 11 Who could track the causes of a piecemaker's aches and pains?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piecemaker
释义	piecemakern. Brit. /ˈpiːsmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈpisˌmeɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: piece n., maker n. Etymology: < piece n. + maker n. Compare earlier piece man n. at piece n. Compounds, pieceworker n. at piecework n. Derivatives. A worker paid according to the number of items produced; a pieceworker.In early use chiefly applied to workers in the textile industry; later (chiefly U.S.) in the timber industry, usually of a person employed to cut wood into pieces or lengths and paid according to the number produced. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > employee > piece-worker tasker1621 pieceworker1757 piece man1815 piecemaker1839 1839 Times 1 July 7/6 Wool is too high..for spinners to be able to sell yarns to the piece-makers at such a price as to make worth while weaving it. 1871 J. Collins Nature's Aristocracy 97 A piece-maker is a person who takes clothing after it has been cut, and contracts to make it for a certain sum per piece. 1901 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 26 July 2/3 There are a few piece makers, who, by their actions, have severed their connections with the trunk company. 1951 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 23 Nov. 11/2 Experienced piecemakers—3-man chain saw gangs, shackers, and small jobbers wanted to cut rough spruce, balsam and birch pulpwood. 2000 Finnish Amer. Reporter (Nexis) 30 Nov. 11 Who could track the causes of a piecemaker's aches and pains? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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