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What interests me about clocks is that everything is hand-made, and yet to the person looking at the clock, something magical is happening that cannot be explained unless you are the clockmaker.
Brian Selznick

Meaning of "clockmaker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLOCKMAKER

clockmaker  [ˈklɒkˌmeɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLOCKMAKER

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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clockmaker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLOCKMAKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

clockmaker

Clockmaker

A clockmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs clocks. Since almost all clocks are now factory-made, most modern clockmakers only repair clocks. Modern clockmakers may be employed by jewellers, antique shops, and places devoted strictly to repairing clocks and watches. Clockmakers must be able to read blueprints and instructions for numerous types of clocks and time pieces that vary from antique clocks to modern time pieces in order to fix and make clocks or watches. The trade requires fine motor coordination as clockmakers must frequently work on devices with small gears and fine machinery. Originally, clockmakers were master craftsmen who designed and built clocks by hand. Since modern clockmakers are required to repair antique, handmade or one-of-a-kind clocks for which parts are not available, they must have some of the design and fabrication abilities of the original craftsmen. A qualified clockmaker can typically design and make a missing piece for a clock without access to the original component.

Definition of clockmaker in the English dictionary

The definition of clockmaker in the dictionary is a person who makes or mends clocks, watches, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLOCKMAKER


bookmaker
ˈbʊkˌmeɪkə
brickmaker
ˈbrɪkˌmeɪkə
dealmaker
ˈdiːlˌmeɪkə
decision-maker
dɪˈsɪʒ ənˌmeɪkə
dressmaker
ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkə
hatmaker
ˈhætˌmeɪkə
homemaker
ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə
lockmaker
ˈlɒkˌmeɪkə
matchmaker
ˈmætʃˌmeɪkə
moneymaker
ˈmʌnɪˌmeɪkə
mythmaker
ˈmɪθˌmeɪkə
noisemaker
ˈnɔɪzˌmeɪkə
pacemaker
ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkə
peacemaker
ˈpiːsˌmeɪkə
playmaker
ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə
rainmaker
ˈreɪnˌmeɪkə
shoemaker
ˈʃuːˌmeɪkə
tool-maker
ˈtuːlˌmeɪkə
troublemaker
ˈtrʌbəlˌmeɪkə
watchmaker
ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLOCKMAKER

clochard
cloche
clock
clock card
clock face
clock golf
clock off
clock on
clock repairer
clock tower
clock up
clock-radio
clock-watcher
clock-watching
clocker
clocklike
clockwise
clockwork
clockwork precision
clod

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLOCKMAKER

automaker
bootmaker
cabinet-maker
car maker
coffee-maker
die maker
film-maker
ice maker
lawmaker
maker
mapmaker
market maker
movie maker
newsmaker
pattern maker
policymaker
remaker
speaker
tea-maker
tool maker
winemaker

Synonyms and antonyms of clockmaker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clockmaker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLOCKMAKER

Find out the translation of clockmaker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clockmaker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clockmaker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钟表匠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relojero
570 millions of speakers

English

clockmaker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

clockmaker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساعاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

часовщик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relojoeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

clockmaker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

horloger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembuat jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Uhrmacher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時計職人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계 제조공
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thợ đồng hồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடிகாரத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घड्याळ मेकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

clockmaker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orologiaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zegarmistrz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

годинникар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceasornicar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

clockmaker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

horlosiemaker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urmakare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clockmaker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clockmaker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOCKMAKER»

The term «clockmaker» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.402 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOCKMAKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clockmaker

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QUOTES WITH «CLOCKMAKER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clockmaker.
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Brian Selznick
What interests me about clocks is that everything is hand-made, and yet to the person looking at the clock, something magical is happening that cannot be explained unless you are the clockmaker.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOCKMAKER»

Discover the use of clockmaker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clockmaker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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God's Clockmaker: Richard of Wallingford and the Invention ...
God's Clockmaker is a biography of England's greatest medieval scientist, a man who solved major practical and theoretical problems to build an extraordinary and pioneering astronomical and astrological clock.
J. D. North, 2006
2
Johnny the Clockmaker
When Johnny, who loves to make things out of wood, decides he wants to build a grandfather clock, but the only person who believes he can complete it is his friend Susannah.
‎2009
3
The Clockmaker: Or The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of ...
THE CLOCKMAKER. I HAD heard of Yankee clock pedlars, tin pedlars, and bible pedlars, especially of him who sold Polyglot Bibles (all in English) to the amount of sixteen thousand pounds. The house of every substantial farmer had three ...
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, 1838
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The Clockmaker
A broad satire with a garrulous, deceitful American clock-seller as its central character, the book was embraced by reviewers and readers internationally.
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Richard A. Davies, 2014
5
The clockmaker; or The sayings and doings of Samuel Slick, ...
A splendid country this, squire, said the Clockmaker; that's a fact ; the Lord never made the beat of it. I wouldn't ax no better location in the farmin' line than any of these allotments ; grand grazin' grounds and superfine tillage lands. A man that ...
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Samuel Slick (fict. name.), 1838
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The Clockmaker: Series One, Two and Three
This list records all the emendations made in this edition of The Clockmaker, Series One, Two, and Three, to its copy-texts, except those silent changes noted in the introduction. Each entry in this list is keyed to the page and line number of the ...
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, George L. Parker, 1995
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Sam Slick, the Clockmaker; The Sayings and Doings of Samuel ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, 2012
8
Recollections of Robert Houdin, Clockmaker, Electrician, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Manning, 2012
9
THE CLOCKMAKER; OR THE SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF SAMUEL SLICK, ...
The Clockmaker 17 3. The Silent Girls 19 4. Conversations at the Hiver Philip. 21 5. Justice Pettifog 23 6. Anecdotes. ........... 25 7. Go Ahead 27 8. The Preacher that wandered from his Text. .... 29' 9. Yankee Eating and Horse Feeding 32 10 ...
10
Resistance
This story will challenge you to consider your future - is it shaped by fate, or do your own choices create the pathway that shapes your true destiny?
Sheree Brugel, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOCKMAKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clockmaker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Exhibition tells the untold story of how German immigrants helped …
A census of Edinburgh in 1841 reveals German clockmakers and their families, including Markus Ferenbach, a clockmaker from Vöhrenbach in ... «The National, Jul 15»
2
Time to have historic clock ticking again
TIME will wind on once again in Witney when the town's oldest clock gets a makeover from a master clockmaker. The historic Witney Blanket ... «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»
3
The science prize that's making waves
... money for innovation in navigation — the most money was won by John Harrison, a clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
Big Ben Fast Facts
February 1852 - Clockmaker Edward John Dent wins the competition to design the clock, beating Benjamin Lewis Vuillamy. 1853 - Dent ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
5
Epsom Downs
Subversive (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Clockmaker (9-13) at ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
6
The Do Nothing Machine: A NEET Device
In the 1940s, a retired clockmaker named Lawrence Wahlstrom found a complex arrangement of gears and began work on what would become ... «Technabob, Jun 15»
7
Don't miss MJUK's brand new production The Clockmaker's
Iwan said: “The Clockmaker's Daughter combines the most magical elements of a Disney story with the musical class of Les Miserables, and I ... «Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, Jun 15»
8
Illlustrious timepiece could make up to £100000
In a further act of delegation, it seems that Gregg passed the commission to either John Ellicott (later clockmaker to George III) or to Thomas ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jun 15»
9
Get your clock or watch ticking again
John Batrice, The Clock Doc's master clockmaker, trained all across Europe learning the trade. He trained in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland ... «LubbockOnline.com, Jun 15»
10
Benjamin Franklin Issued This Prophetic Warning to Thomas Paine
The god of the Deist was like the proverbial clockmaker who made a clock, wound it up, and then left it to run on its own. Because they rejected ... «Charisma News, Jun 15»

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