watchmaker
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈwɑːtʃˌmeɪkər/
- Many aspiring artisans dream of becoming a watchmaker, learning the art of precision and detail.
- a watchmaker's work
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Watch on YouTubeWatching though, I mean, because every part that a watchmaker deals with is like sneeze and it's gone.
- Watching though, I mean, because every part that a watchmaker deals with is like sneeze and it's gone.
- We got to have kids Want to become watchmakers.
Examples
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He's a watchmaker... in Nuremberg.
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The local watchmaker repaired my grandfather's antique clock with great care.
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His father was a watchmaker.
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My father was a watchmaker.
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His father was a watchmaker in Glasgow.
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Many years ago, this very office was occupied by a kindly old watchmaker named Mr. White.
Fiction book (1999) -
You had to have the skill and patience of a watchmaker.
Fiction book (1998) -
He's the son of a Yorkshire watchmaker.
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Though once a chapel, it had been converted into a watchmaker's workshop.
Fiction book (1992) -
He’s the son of a Clerkenwell watchmaker.
Synonyms
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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
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9.9
A person who makes or fixes watches and clocks
A person who makes or fixes watches and clocks
How Skilled
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Etymology
The word watchmaker is just two parts: watch, from an old word meaning 'to watch' or 'guard', and maker, which is 'one who makes'. So a watchmaker is literally someone who makes or repairs watches, which is why they work with very small gears and parts.