Basket Maker

noun

Definition of BASKET MAKER

: any of three stages of an ancient culture of the plateau area of southwestern United States; also : a member of the people who produced the Basket Maker culture

First Known Use of BASKET MAKER

1897

Rhymes with BASKET MAKER

automaker, bellyacher, boilermaker, circuit breaker, Diefenbaker, market maker, merrymaker, moneymaker, moviemaker, papermaker, pepper shaker, simulacre, troublemaker, undertaker, Wanamaker

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