watchmaker
/ˈwɔtʃˌmeɪkə/ noun
Forms watchmakers
- noun A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches. “The watchmakers of Switzerland were pioneers of screw machine technology.”
- noun (philosophy, religion, often capitalized) God in His role as the creator according to the watchmaker analogy. “We have the great watchmaker to thank for these glorious sunrises and sunsets.”
Synonyms
Etymology
From watch + maker. Compare clockmaker.
Webster’s 1913
- noun One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “watchmaker”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details