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Meaning of "watchmaker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATCHMAKER

watchmaker  [ˈwɒtʃˌmeɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATCHMAKER

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Watchmaker 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 WATCHMAKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Watchmaker

A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since a majority of watches are now factory made, most modern watchmakers solely repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand. Modern watchmakers, when required to repair older watches, for which replacement parts may not be available, must have fabrication skills, and can typically manufacture replacements for many of the parts found in a watch. Most practicing professional watchmakers service current or recent production watches. They seldom fabricate replacement parts. Instead they obtain and fit genuine factory spare parts applicable to the watch brand being serviced. The majority of modern watchmakers in the world, particularly in Switzerland and Europe, work directly for the Watchmaking Industry, and may have completed a formal watchmaking degree at a technical school. They also receive caliber-specific, in-house 'brand' training at the factory or service center where they are employed. However, some factory service centers have an approach that allows them to utilize 'non-watchmakers' who perform only one aspect of the repair process.

Definition of watchmaker in the English dictionary

The definition of watchmaker in the dictionary is a person who makes or mends watches.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATCHMAKER


bookmaker
ˈbʊkˌmeɪkə
clockmaker
ˈklɒkˌmeɪkə
dealmaker
ˈdiːlˌmeɪkə
decision-maker
dɪˈsɪʒ ənˌmeɪkə
dressmaker
ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkə
hatmaker
ˈhætˌmeɪkə
homemaker
ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə
matchmaker
ˈmætʃˌmeɪkə
mischief-maker
ˈmɪstʃɪfˌmeɪkə
moneymaker
ˈmʌnɪˌmeɪkə
mythmaker
ˈmɪθˌmeɪkə
noisemaker
ˈnɔɪzˌmeɪkə
pacemaker
ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkə
peacemaker
ˈpiːsˌmeɪkə
playmaker
ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə
rainmaker
ˈreɪnˌmeɪkə
shoemaker
ˈʃuːˌmeɪkə
tastemaker
ˈteɪstˌmeɪkə
tool-maker
ˈtuːlˌmeɪkə
troublemaker
ˈtrʌbəlˌmeɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATCHMAKER

watchdog
watchdog committee
watchdogged
watchdogging
watcher
watchet
watcheye
watchful
watchfully
watchfulness
watchguard
watchlist
watchmaking
watchman
watchmen
watchout
watchspring
watchstrap
watchtower
watchword

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATCHMAKER

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 watchmaker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «watchmaker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATCHMAKER

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

Translator English - Chinese

制表师
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relojero
570 millions of speakers

English

watchmaker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घड़ीसाज़
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

ঘড়ি-নির্মাতা
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

時計師
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pembuat jam tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người sửa đồng hồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடிகாரத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घड्याळे तयार करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saatçi
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

ωρολογοποιός
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

urmaker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of watchmaker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATCHMAKER»

The term «watchmaker» is regularly used and occupies the 57.338 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATCHMAKER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «watchmaker» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «watchmaker» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATCHMAKER»

Discover the use of watchmaker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to watchmaker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals ...
Clarifies the seemingly implausible aspects of Darwin's theory, drawing on the famous watch comparison argued by William Paley, the eighteenth-century theologian
Richard Dawkins, 1996
2
Abbott's American Watchmaker: An Encyclopedia for the ...
For years Abbott revised this unmatched work, consulting the best authorities to provide the most accurate and comprehensive text. Here is the final reference, straight from an era of dignified professionals and serious craftsmen.
Henry G. Abbott, 2013
3
The Watchmaker's Daughter
Recounts the author's life growing up as the child of two Holocaust survivors who constantly discussed their experiences in the concentration camps, leading Taitz on a mission to heal her parents through adventure, travel, and achievement.
Sonia Taitz, 2012
4
All in Good Time: Reflections of a Watchmaker
This book is the autobiography of George Daniels, acclaimed horologist and author of Watchmaking.
George Daniels, 2012
5
How Blind is the Watchmaker?: Nature's Design & the Limits ...
Neil Broom, a biomechanics scientist, boldly challenges the scientific establishment's commitment to what he labels as "the flimsily crafted but persuasively packaged myth of scientific materialism."
Neil Broom, 2001
6
The Watchmaker Who Saved Christmas
This is a classically magical Christmas book based on the wonderful idea that Santa has a special watch that slows down time so he can deliver all his presents around the world.
‎2012
7
Patriarchs of Time: Dualism in Saturn-Cronus, Father Time, ...
Each of these patriarchs, Samuel L. Macey shows, has embodied dualisms that re ect the dilemma in the Western mind between the joys and woes of our brief time on earth and the promise of eternal life or eternal punishment in the hereafter.
Samuel L. Macey, 2010
8
The shepherd's calendar (continued) Emigration. The two ...
David Dryiutiu.ii was the head watchmaker in the old burgh of Caverton, and a very good watchmaker he was ; at least I never knew one who could better make a charge, and draw out a neat and specious bill. Every watch that went to him to ...
James Hogg, 1837
9
Congressional Serial Set
Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . 1 M 1 Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker ... Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Age Watchmaker Watchmaker Watchmaker Watchmaker Watchmaker .
‎1899
10
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor
Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmakor . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker . Watchmaker .
United States. Bureau of Labor, 1899

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATCHMAKER»

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Amazon must face trademark lawsuit over search results
Amazon.com Inc must face a trademark lawsuit brought by a watchmaker which says the online retailer's search results can cause confusion for potential ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
2
Affidavit: Watchmaker accused of stealing $63000 in watches
An Austin watchmaker stole 13 watches worth over $63,000 from the jewelry store where he worked, then sold them to a friend to repay a debt, according to an ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jun 15»
3
Famed Montblanc Watchmaker Thinks that the Apple Watch will be …
Famed Montblanc Watchmaker Thinks that the Apple Watch will be seen as a Joke by ... This is a common psychological theme that the Swiss watchmakers are ... «Patently Apple, May 15»
4
Rolex accuses Italian PM of sullying watchmaker's image
The head of Rolex in Italy has accused Matteo Renzi, Italy's prime minister, of sullying the watchmaker's reputation after he suggested that protesters and ... «The Guardian, May 15»
5
Time running out on watchmaker's museum in Connecticut
(AP) — Watchmaker Timex says it's time to close its museum in Waterbury, Connecticut. The company says Timexpo, which opened in May, 2001, will close on ... «WTNH, Apr 15»
6
This Watchmaker Does Not Care If You Pre-order a Damn Thing …
Traditional watchmakers are in a bit of a bind with the launch of the Apple Watch. Do they just ignore it, or do they make fun of it—and in so doing, admit its ... «Adweek, Apr 15»
7
Some luxury watchmakers are actually cheering on the Apple Watch
BASEL, Switzerland—“I was expecting a smartwatch tsunami.” That's what a senior executive from a luxury watchmaker told Quartz at Baselworld, the enormous ... «Quartz, Mar 15»
8
Artist Ticked Off at Watchmaker's Unauthorized Use of His Work
The Saudi artist Ahmed Mater is suing watchmaker Swatch for using one of his works ... For the first time in the history of watchmaking, a watch resists magnetic ... «Hyperallergic, Feb 15»
9
We are in a strong position to weather franc strength: Swiss …
ZURICH: Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group said on Thursday it was in a "strong position" despite an overvalued Swiss franc and a fall in its net profit last year. «Economic Times, Feb 15»
10
Watchmaker who stole items worth £130000 to serve time
A watchmaker has been jailed after stealing items worth more than £130,000 from his customers before selling many of them at a pawnbroker. Kevin Mitchell ran ... «BBC News, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Watchmaker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/watchmaker>. May 2024 ».
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