- watchmaker
- watch|mak|er [ `watʃ,meıkər ] noun countsomeone whose job is to make or repair watches
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Watchmaker — Watch mak er, n. One whose occupation is to make and repair watches. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watchmaker — 1620s, from WATCH (Cf. watch) (n.) + MAKER (Cf. maker) … Etymology dictionary
watchmaker — [wächmā΄kər, wôchmāk΄ər] n. a person who makes or repairs watches watchmaking n … English World dictionary
Watchmaker — A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. A modern watchmaker is more likely to repair a wristwatch or a pocketwatch than to actually create a watch from scratch. A skilled watchmaker can typically manufacture many of the parts… … Wikipedia
watchmaker — UK [ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪkə(r)] / US [ˈwɑtʃˌmeɪkər] noun [countable] Word forms watchmaker : singular watchmaker plural watchmakers someone whose job is to make or repair watches … English dictionary
watchmaker's — noun The shop or workshop of a watchmaker … Wiktionary
Watchmaker analogy — Part of a series of articles on Intelligent design … Wikipedia
watchmaker — noun Date: 1630 one that makes or repairs watches or clocks • watchmaking noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
watchmaker — watchmaking, n. /woch may keuhr/, n. a person whose occupation it is to make and repair watches. [1620 30; WATCH + MAKER] * * * … Universalium
watchmaker — noun /ˈwɔtʃˌmeɪkə/ A person who repairs (and originally made) watches … Wiktionary
watchmaker — watch|mak|er [ˈwɔtʃˌmeıkə US ˈwa:tʃˌmeıkər, ˈwo:tʃ ] n someone whose job is making and repairing clocks and watches … Dictionary of contemporary English