fellmaker

English

Alternative forms

• fell-maker

Etymology

From fell +‎ maker.

Noun

fellmaker (plural fellmakers)

1. A person who makes fells or pelts.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbj&oslash￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 297:

     She replied to the peasant woman in a calm tone of superiority, although her sparkling eyes and the quivering muscles round her mouth showed that she was not satisfied with the statement of the fell-maker.