clockmaker

American  

[klok-may-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

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Etymology

Origin of clockmaker

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

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Example Sentences

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clockmaker

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.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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

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

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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