horologist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of horologist
Example Sentences
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Around this time, Shapiro read “Watchmaking” by British horologist George Daniels.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
The watch auction on Wednesday will include three watches designed by the famed Parisian horologist Abraham-Louis Breguet, whose timepieces adorned European royalty in the 17th and 18th centuries, including Marie Antoinette.
From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2020
As a dedicated horologist, Mitchell was bound to write a novel about music, that art form most integrated with time.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2020
The celebrated puppet maker Theodora Skipitares returns with a new show about an 18th-century free black man who distinguished himself as an astronomer, a horologist and a creator of almanacs.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2020
The word horologist had been painted on the door of Father’s shop.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
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