horologist
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9.9
- noun
- /həˈrɑːlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
- No, I'm a horologist.
Examples
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At the fair, I met a horologist who told fascinating stories about the history of timekeeping devices.
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You would leave me for some horologist in her knickers?
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I do prefer and respect these horologists who decide to make a dream come to life.
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I'm not only an astronomer, I'm also a horologist.
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Hector, I think you should know, she's a horologist.
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He'’s an apprentice to the horologist.
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The skilled horologist carefully repaired the vintage watch, making sure every gear was perfectly aligned.
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After training for years, she became a master horologist and opened her own shop in the town center.
Synonyms
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4.7
A person who makes or fixes small things that tell time
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9.5
A person who makes and repairs clocks and watches
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5.1
A person who makes or repairs clocks and watches
A person who makes or fixes watches and clocks
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
horologist = horology (semi-transparent) = horolog + ist
The suffix '-ist' transparently signals 'a person who practices X', but the base 'horology' is specialist/low-frequency vocabulary derived from classical forms, so the overall meaning is not immediately clear to many learners.
Etymology
The word horologist comes from the Greek root hora meaning 'hour' or 'time' and the ending -logist meaning 'one who studies' or 'an expert', and you can see hora in the English word hour. So a horologist is an expert in hours and time, a person who makes and repairs clocks and watches.