jeweler

American  

[joo-uh-ler] / ˈdʒu ə lər /

especially British, jeweller

noun

1. a person who designs, makes, sells, or repairs jewelry, watches, etc.; a person who deals in jewels.

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Etymology

Origin of jeweler

1300–50; Middle English jueler < Anglo-French jueler, Middle French juelier. See jewel, -er ²

Explanation

A jeweler is someone whose job involves making or selling necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Thinking about buying your sweetheart something for Valentine's Day? A jeweler can show you some beautiful rings. You might also visit a jeweler to get your jewelry repaired, or to buy a fancy watch. We've been making and wearing jewelry, small decorative ornaments, for just about as long as humans have existed. Today, when we want to buy jewelry, particularly expensive or fine pieces, we visit a jeweler. Both words stem from jewel and its Latin root, jocus, which can mean "that which causes joy."

Example Sentences

Spiro grew up privileged in London, one of four children of Glenn Spiro, a prominent jeweler who counts Jay-Z as a client and pal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The performance began with Bad Bunny walking through a sugar cane field, interacting with a beloved L.A. taco stand, a jeweler, a nail technician and a group of older men playing dominoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

The Danish jeweler is navigating the uncertainty around changes in precious-metal prices as well as other headwinds such as foreign exchange rates, and tariffs in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The museum under its previous director, Jean-Luc Martinez, commissioned the findings from the security division of the luxury jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels in 2018 to stress test the museum’s defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

The jeweler slides the watch toward me by pushing the soft cloth across the counter.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz