hafter

noun

1. A maker of handles for knives and other tools

   archaic

   I found it difficult to obtain a situation to my mind, so I engaged to work with a table-knife cutler, to learn the art and mystery of his trade as a hafter.

Where it comes from

From Middle English hafter, equivalent to haft + -er.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry hafter (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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