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A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- There were hundreds of clockmakers in London during that era.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clocksmith
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: horologist, horologer
God in His role as the creator of the clockwork universe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, often
Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences
Examples
- Near-synonym: watchmaker
- We have the great clockmaker to thank for these glorious sunrises and sunsets.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: watchmaker
Antonyms: none provided
someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clocksmith
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer
Narrower terms: Thomas, Seth Thomas
From Middle English clockemaker, clokkemakyer, equivalent to clock + maker.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
سَاعَاتِيّ
(sāʕātiyy)
— person who makes clocks
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Armenian:
ժամագործ
(žamagorc)
— person who makes clocks
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Belarusian:
гадзі́ншчык
(hadzínščyk)
— person who makes clocks
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Belarusian:
гадзі́ншчыца
(hadzínščyca)
— person who makes clocks
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Bulgarian:
часовника́р
(časovnikár)
— person who makes clocks
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Bulgarian:
часовника́рка
(časovnikárka)
— person who makes clocks
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Catalan:
rellotger
— person who makes clocks
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Catalan:
rellotgera
— person who makes clocks
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Chinese Mandarin:
鐘錶匠 /钟表匠
(zhōngbiǎojiàng)
— person who makes clocks
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Czech:
hodinář
— person who makes clocks
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Czech:
hodinářka
— person who makes clocks
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Dutch:
klokkenmaker
— person who makes clocks
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Dutch:
klokkenmaakster
— person who makes clocks
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Dutch:
horlogemaker
— person who makes clocks
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Dutch:
horlogemaakster
— person who makes clocks
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Dutch:
uurwerkmaker
— person who makes clocks
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Dutch:
uurwerkmaakster
— person who makes clocks
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Estonian:
kellassepp
— person who makes clocks
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Finnish:
kelloseppä
— person who makes clocks
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French:
horloger
— person who makes clocks
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French:
horlogère
— person who makes clocks
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Georgian:
მესაათე
(mesaate)
— person who makes clocks
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German:
Uhrmacher
— person who makes clocks
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German:
Uhrmacherin
— person who makes clocks
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Gujarati:
ઘડિયાળી
(ghaḍiyāḷī)
— person who makes clocks
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Italian:
orologiaio
— person who makes clocks
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Italian:
orologiaia
— person who makes clocks
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Japanese:
時計師
(tokeishi)
— person who makes clocks
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Japanese:
時計屋
(tokeiya)
— person who makes clocks
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Korean:
시계 기술자
(sigye gisulja)
— person who makes clocks
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Korean:
시계 제작자
(sigye jejakja)
— person who makes clocks
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Korean:
시계사
(sigyesa)
— person who makes clocks
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Macedonian:
часовничар
(časovničar)
— person who makes clocks
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Macedonian:
часовничарка
(časovničarka)
— person who makes clocks
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Macedonian:
часовникар
(časovnikar)
— person who makes clocks
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Macedonian:
часовникарка
(časovnikarka)
— person who makes clocks
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Maltese:
arluġġar
— person who makes clocks
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Polish:
zegarmistrz
— person who makes clocks
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Polish:
zegarmistrzyni
— person who makes clocks
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Portuguese:
relojoeiro
— person who makes clocks
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Portuguese:
relojoeira
— person who makes clocks
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Romanian:
ceasornicar
— person who makes clocks
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Romanian:
orologier
— person who makes clocks
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Russian:
часовщи́к
(časovščík)
— person who makes clocks
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Russian:
часовщи́ца
(časovščíca)
— person who makes clocks
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Russian:
часово́й ма́стер
(časovój máster)
— person who makes clocks
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Serbo-Croatian:
часовничар
— person who makes clocks
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Serbo-Croatian:
у̀ра̄р
— person who makes clocks
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Serbo-Croatian:
časovničar
— person who makes clocks
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Serbo-Croatian:
ùrār
— person who makes clocks
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Slovak:
hodinár
— person who makes clocks
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Slovak:
hodinárka
— person who makes clocks
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Slovene:
urar
— person who makes clocks
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Slovene:
urarka
— person who makes clocks
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Spanish:
relojero
— person who makes clocks
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Spanish:
relojera
— person who makes clocks
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Ukrainian:
годинника́р
(hodynnykár)
— person who makes clocks
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Ukrainian:
годинника́рка
(hodynnykárka)
— person who makes clocks
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Uzbek:
soatsoz
— person who makes clocks