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horologist

American  
[haw-rol-uh-jist, hoh-] / hɔˈrɒl ə dʒɪst, hoʊ- /
Or horologer

noun

  1. an expert in horology.

  2. a person who makes clocks or watches.


horologist British  
/ hɒˈrɒlədʒə, hɒˈrɒlədʒɪst /

noun

  1. a person skilled in horology, esp an expert maker of timepieces

"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

Etymology

Origin of horologist

First recorded in 1790–1800; horologe + -ist

Example Sentences

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Hoping to speak with him, I reached one of Asprey’s sons, who instead suggested a conversation with Andrew Crisford, an antiquarian horologist and founder of rare timepieces dealer Bobinet.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

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

With theft the only solace left to him, he steals Polly, the young wife of the local horologist.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2015

The paper says that since the retirement of the city's official horologist David Mitchell there has been no one qualified to wind Swansea's eight municipal clocks.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2015

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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