Crochetier
/kroʊˈʃeɪtiər/noun
A person who makes or sells hooks, especially a maker of small hooks or a hook-maker.
Did you know?Crochetier is an old French occupational word built from croc/crochet, and that hooked root also appears in English words like crook and crutch, all tracing back to the idea of something bent or hooked.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
LL
croccus
“a hook or curved implement”
Old French
OF
crochet
“a small hook”
Old French
OF
crochetier
“a maker or seller of hooks”
Middle English
ME
crochetere
“hook-maker, hook seller”
Modern English
English
crochetier
“a hook-maker; an occupational term”