noun
Meaning 1
A person who repairs and maintains watches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
Examples
- 1881, Claudius Saunier, The Watchmakers’ Hand-Book, translated, revised and augmented by Julien Tripplin and Edward Rigg, London: J. Tripplin, Preface, p. vi, In recent years the work of the ordinary watch-jobber and repairer has undergone considerable change. The apprenticeship he serves, if indeed it can be called a real apprenticeship, is shorter than formerly.
Meaning relationships
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