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clockmaker

American  
[klok-mey-ker] / ˈklɒkˌmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person who makes or repairs clocks.


clockmaker British  
/ ˈklɒkˌmeɪkə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of clockmaker

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

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There is a gorgeous, heartbreaking story about a piano prodigy in France during World War I. The final story concerns the marriage between a Dutch clockmaker and a theoretical physicist.

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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

Chelsea had published a feature on its website about in-house master clockmaker Jean Yeo that touched on that celebrity connection.

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

From BBC Mar. 2, 2025

‘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

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