watchmaker
pronunciation
How to pronounce watchmaker in British English:
UK [ˈwɒtʃmeɪkə(r)]
How to pronounce watchmaker in American English:
US [ˈwɑtʃmeɪkə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who makes or repairs watches
Word Origin
- watchmaker (n.)
- 1620s, from watch (n.) in the "timepiece" sense + maker.
Example
- 1. If only I had known , I should have become a watchmaker .
- 2. Watchmaker n person who makes and repairs watches and clocks .
- 3. A watchmaker reads the newspaper while enjoying a cigar in havana , cuba on sept. 24.str/afp/getty images
- 4. The watchmaker has a work-room at the back of his shop .
- 5. In a leafy corner of southern england , a factory worker is employing skills midway between those of a venetian glassblower and a swiss watchmaker to fashion a tiny glass sphere at the end of a thin tube .