noun
- a person who operates a treadle-powered machine, especially a sewing machine
Usage: historical
Examples
- The skilled treadler could sew dozens of garments in a single day.
- Before electric machines, every tailor shop employed several treadlers.
- The old treadler’s foot moved rhythmically on the pedal as she worked.
- My grandmother was an expert treadler who made all the family’s clothes.
- The factory hired experienced treadlers to operate the foot-powered looms.