clockmaker
noun
a person who makes or repairs clocks.
clockmaking
-
a word derived from
clockmaker.
Example Sentences
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Whereas “Serial” lurches from subject to subject, Reed crafted a supple narrative framed by a controlling metaphor derived from McLemore’s vocation, clockmaking.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2018
Clock B even went against conventional clockmaking wisdom.
From The Verge ● Apr. 20, 2015
Clocks and watches are, for me, the most seductive of the instruments lovingly crafted by London artisans during the 17th Century, when English clockmaking rose to pre-eminence.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2014
This achievement led to the establishment of what was to become the renowned Connecticut clockmaking industry.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 31, 2011
In about 1780 Burnap opened his own establishment, where he combined the crafts of clockmaking, cabinetmaking, and engraving of brass, in all of which he was greatly skilled.
From Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers by Silvio A. Bedini
