Synonyms

watchmaker

American

[woch-mey-ker] / ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪ kər /

noun

a person whose occupation it is to make and repair watches.

watchmaker British

/ ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪkə /

noun

a person who makes or mends watches

"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

Other Word Forms

watchmaking noun

Etymology

Origin of watchmaker

First recorded in 1620–30; watch + maker

Example Sentences

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Designed by luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co, the bejewelled timepiece has sculpted figures of a lion and a Bengal tiger placed around Anant's statue seated on a chair.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

When luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet launched a preowned program and set the prices itself, it caused a backlash with consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The Swiss jeweler and watchmaker said Friday that sales for its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 climbed 14% from the same period a year earlier at constant exchange rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Coppola first became interested in the watchmaker when he gifted his wife Eleanor an F.P.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Ostensibly we were still an elderly watchmaker living with his two spinster daughters above his tiny shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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