Home › Words › L › lensmakerlensmakerlensmaker · noun — A manufacturer of lenses.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom lens + maker.nounA manufacturer of lenses.e.g.“In 1608, the German-Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey became the first person to apply for a patent for what we now call the telescope.” — 2018 December 8, Don Lincoln, “Giant collisions shake the cosmos”, in CNN:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.lensmaking 84% match — The manufacture of lenses. vs lensmaker →spectaclemaker 70% match — A manufacturer of spectacles (eyewear). vs lensmaker →lensman 67% match — A male photographer. vs lensmaker →glassmaker 66% match — A person or company that makes glass or glass items. vs lensmaker →spectaclemaking 60% match — The manufacture of spectacles (eyewear). vs lensmaker →lenswoman 60% match — A female photographer. vs lensmaker →glassman 59% match — A person who manufactures glass. vs lensmaker →leathermaker 59% match — A manufacturer of leather. vs lensmaker →