"gold-beater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gold-beaters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English goldbeter; equivalent to gold + beater. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|goldbeter}} Middle English goldbeter, {{compound|en|gold|beater}} gold + beater Head templates: {{en-noun}} gold-beater (plural gold-beaters)
  1. A person whose trade is to beat gold into gold leaf. Derived forms: gold-beater's skin
    Sense id: en-gold-beater-en-noun-3h0PF8fA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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