jeweler
Americannoun
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jewelers
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
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."
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The jeweler said Wednesday that it now aims to deliver organic revenue growth of between 2% and 3% this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
“When you buy from a local jeweler, you can see the piece in person — so online, you want those protections in place,” Bodoh said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
While plenty of pre-IPO investors have taken profit, Soediarko argues that the Chinese jeweler is “actually doing quite well” based on operating figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“If you are a consumer for a $100 to a $500 jewelry item, and you used to go to a specialty jeweler, you don’t anymore,” said Edahn Golan, a partner at Tenoris.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
By dusk, the jeweler and the spicer had exhausted themselves, and so I was the only one to see Rasseem sneaking back into the camp.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Traditional jewelers usually offer a 14-day to 30-day return window.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Beneath are the roofs and cobbled streets of the medieval Old Town, where ancient pubs stand among jewelers specializing in local jet.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
The entertainment industry and its attendant army of PR departments, stylists and jewelers would like us to believe otherwise, of course.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
Online jewelers reported strong demand for gold, it added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
I looked in jewelers for an Omega Seamaster but as usual there weren't any.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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