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watchmaker

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watch·mak·er  (wchmkr)
n.
One that makes or repairs watches.
watchmaker [ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪkə]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) a person who makes or mends watches
watchmaking  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.watchmakerwatchmaker - someone who makes or repairs watches
horologer, horologist
maker, shaper - a person who makes things
Translations
watchmaker [ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪkəʳ] N → relojero/a m/f
watchmaker's (shop) → relojería f
watchmaker [ˈwɒtʃmeɪkər] n → horloger/ère m/f
watchmaker [ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪkəʳ] n → orologiaio/a
watchmaker [ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪkəʳ] n → orologiaio/a


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A watchmaker gets his brain puzzled by his wheels within a wheel, or loses his health or the nicety of his eyesight, as was my case, and finds himself at middle age, or a little after, past labor at his own trade and fit for nothing else, yet too poor to live at his ease.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
It was Friday, and in the dining room the German watchmaker was winding up the clock.
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Our body is like a perfect watch that should go for a certain time; watchmaker cannot open it, he can only adjust it by fumbling, and that blindfold.
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