floatmaker

A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).

Noun

  1. A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
    • I spoke of my interest in seeing what those masters of the floatmaker's art at Macy's might come up with as a 300-square-foot depiction of a plate of spaghetti carbonara. - 1984, Calvin Trillin, Third Helpings, page 8:
    • "So you think Upstart will replace Ullo as their go-to floatmaker?" - 2014, Liz Talley, His Forever Girl, page 243:

Origin

From float + maker.

Forms

floatmakers