buttonholer

/ˈbʌtənˌhoʊlər/
noun
  1. A person or machine that makes buttonholes.
    • The old buttonholer was replaced by a newer, faster model.
    • She worked as a buttonholer in a tailor shop for many years.
    • The buttonholer at the factory could finish fifty shirts an hour.
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