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watch-jobbers

watch-jobbers is the plural of watch-jobber.

Meaning of watch-jobber

Noun

watch-jobber (plural watch-jobbers)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A person who repairs and maintains watches.
    • 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.1881, Claudius Saunier, The Watchmakers’ Hand-Book, translated, revised and augmented by Julien Tripplin and Edward Rigg, London: J. Tripplin, Preface, p. vi
  2. (US, obsolete) A merchant who sells watches on commission for a manufacturer.

Questions about watch-jobbers

What is watch-jobbers the plural of?
Watch-jobbers is the plural of watch-jobber.

Words near watch-jobbers in the dictionary

  1. watch-coat
  2. watch-coats
  3. watch-dog
  4. watch-dogs
  5. watch-jobber
  6. watch-jobbers
  7. watch-night
  8. watch-nights
  9. watch-seal
  10. watch-seals
  11. watch-timing machine

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