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clockmaker

clockmaker noun: a craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.

clockmaker: a craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks
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Noun

clockmaker (plural clockmakers)

  1. A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.
    • There were hundreds of clockmakers in London during that era.
    Synonyms:
    clocksmith
  2. (capitalized, often) God in His role as the creator of the clockwork universe.
    • Near-synonym: watchmaker
    • We have the great clockmaker to thank for these glorious sunrises and sunsets.
    Synonyms:
    watchmaker

clockmaker meaning in Gujarati and Arabic

clockmaker in Gujarati

person who makes clocks
ઘડિયાળી ghaḍiyāḷī

clockmaker in Arabic

person who makes clocks
سَاعَاتِيّ sāʕātiyy

Synonyms of clockmaker

Forms of clockmaker

pluralclockmakers

Origin of clockmaker

From Middle English clockemaker, clokkemakyer, equivalent to clock + maker.

Questions about clockmaker

What does clockmaker mean?
Clockmaker means a craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.
What is clockmaker in Gujarati?
Clockmaker in Gujarati is ઘડિયાળી (ghaḍiyāḷī). See Clockmaker meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is clockmaker?
Clockmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of clockmaker?
The plural of clockmaker is clockmakers.

Words near clockmaker in the dictionary

  1. clocking up
  2. clockings
  3. clockless
  4. clocklessness
  5. clocklike
  6. clockmaker
  7. clockmakers
  8. clockmaking
  9. clockmutch
  10. clockmutches
  11. clockpost

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