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watchmaker

/ˈwɔtʃˌmeɪkə/

watchmaker noun: a craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches.

watchmaker: a craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches
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Noun

watchmaker (plural watchmakers)

  1. A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches.
    • The watchmakers of Switzerland were pioneers of screw machine technology.
  2. (capitalized, often) God in His role as the creator according to the watchmaker analogy.
    • Near-synonym: clockmaker
    • We have the great watchmaker to thank for these glorious sunrises and sunsets.
    Synonyms:
    clockmaker

watchmaker meaning in Urdu, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay

watchmaker in Urdu

گھڑی ساز

watchmaker in Tagalog

person who makes and/or maintains watches
relohero

watchmaker in Arabic

person who makes and/or maintains watches
سَاعَاتِيّ sāʕātiyy

watchmaker in Malay

person who makes and/or maintains watches
tukang arloji

Synonyms of watchmaker

Forms of watchmaker

pluralwatchmakers

Plural of watchmaker: watchmakers

Origin of watchmaker

From watch + maker. Compare clockmaker.

Questions about watchmaker

What does watchmaker mean?
Watchmaker means a craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches.
What is watchmaker in Urdu?
Watchmaker in Urdu is گھڑی ساز. See Watchmaker meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is watchmaker?
Watchmaker is a noun.
How do you pronounce watchmaker?
Watchmaker is pronounced /ˈwɔtʃˌmeɪkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of watchmaker?
The plural of watchmaker is watchmakers.

Words near watchmaker in the dictionary

  1. watchlike
  2. watchlist
  3. watchlisted
  4. watchlisting
  5. watchlists
  6. watchmaker
  7. watchmaker's
  8. watchmakers
  9. watchmaking
  10. watchman
  11. watchman's clock

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: watchmaker (page history and authors); watchmaker (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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