clockmaker

[klok-mey-ker]

noun

1. a person who makes or repairs clocks.

clockmaker

/ ˈklɒkˌmeɪkə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• clockmaking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of clockmaker¹

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

Example Sentences

But eventually Mr Harrison, a simple clockmaker and carpenter, proved his more illustrious colleagues wrong.

From BBC

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

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

Much like the figurines in old-fashioned automaton clocks, they enter at the appointed time, execute clever bits of business and exit, leaving no impression other than admiration for clockmaker’s skill.

From New York Times

Decades later, the prize was awarded to a clockmaker, John Harrison.

From Literature