jeweler

American  

[joo-uh-ler] / ˈdʒu ə lər /

especially British, jeweller

noun

1. a person who designs, makes, sells, or repairs jewelry, watches, etc.; a person who deals in jewels.

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Etymology

Origin of jeweler

1300–50; Middle English jueler < Anglo-French jueler, Middle French juelier. See jewel, -er ²

Explanation

A jeweler is someone whose job involves making or selling necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Thinking about buying your sweetheart something for Valentine's Day? A jeweler can show you some beautiful rings. You might also visit a jeweler to get your jewelry repaired, or to buy a fancy watch. We've been making and wearing jewelry, small decorative ornaments, for just about as long as humans have existed. Today, when we want to buy jewelry, particularly expensive or fine pieces, we visit a jeweler. Both words stem from jewel and its Latin root, jocus, which can mean "that which causes joy."

Example Sentences

Several brands, including Loewe, Aesop and the jeweler Presley Oldham, have introduced incense in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Loïc Gouzer, a former Christie’s rainmaker who created the app six years ago, said ensconcing Banksy inside a luxury jeweler nodded to the artist’s preference for high-low juxtapositions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Unable to use legitimate exchanges, Daniel testified he converted some by trading it for gold with a downtown L.A. jeweler.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The performance began with Bad Bunny walking through a sugar cane field, interacting with a beloved L.A. taco stand, a jeweler, a nail technician and a group of older men playing dominoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

All of Singer’s money was gone and he had to borrow from the jeweler for whom he worked.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers