clockmaker

American  

[klok-mey-ker] / ˈklɒkˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. a person who makes or repairs clocks.

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clockmaker British  

/ ˈklɒkˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person who makes or mends clocks, watches, etc

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Other Word Forms

• clockmaking
  noun

Etymology

Origin of clockmaker

1400–50; late Middle English. See clock ¹, maker

Example Sentences

Time is winding down for Howard Miller, the storied furniture company and clockmaker in western Michigan that said this summer it will close after 99 years.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

Stephan Farffler, a clockmaker who lost the use of his legs in a childhood accident, created the device so he could propel himself to and from church in Nuremberg, Germany.

From National Geographic • Jul. 14, 2023

Its tale of the dying days of a New England clockmaker was knotty and morbid, but in a memorably lyrical, gentle way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2023

The case was made by Pierre-Philippe Thomire, a Parisian bronzeur and gilder of the early 19th Century, and the inner movements were made by Benjamin Vulliamy, clockmaker to King George III from 1773.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2020

‘Yes. I wouldn’t mind so much being a clockmaker or instrument- maker. But I can’t and I won't be a butcher nor a soap-boiler.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes