Meanings
nounwatchmaker (plural watchmakers)
plural watchmakers
- A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches.
The watchmakers of Switzerland were pioneers of screw machine technology.
- capitalizedoftenhuman sciencesGod in His role as the creator according to the watchmaker analogy.
Near-synonym: clockmaker
1 more example
We have the great watchmaker to thank for these glorious sunrises and sunsets.
Synonyms: clockmaker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGod in His role as the creator according to the watchmaker analogy.
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Origin
From watch + maker. Compare clockmaker.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سَاعَاتِيّ
- سَاعَاتِيّ (sāʕātiyy)person who makes and/or maintains watches
Bulgarian часовника́р, часовника́рка
- часовника́р (časovnikár)person who makes and/or maintains watches
- часовника́рка (časovnikárka)person who makes and/or maintains watches
Catalan rellotger, rellotgera
- rellotgerperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- rellotgeraperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Chinese Mandarin 鐘錶匠 /钟表匠
- 鐘錶匠 /钟表匠 (zhōngbiǎojiàng)person who makes and/or maintains watches
Czech hodinář, hodinářka
- hodinářperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- hodinářkaperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Danish urmager
- urmagerperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Dutch horlogemaker, klokkenmaker
- horlogemakerperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- klokkenmakerperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- uurwerkmakerperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Finnish kelloseppä
- kelloseppäperson who makes and/or maintains watches
French horloger, horlogère
- horlogerperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- horlogèreperson who makes and/or maintains watches
German Uhrmacher, Uhrmacherin
- Uhrmacherperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- Uhrmacherinperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Hebrew שָׁעָן, שֶׁעָן
- שָׁעָןperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- שֶׁעָן (sha'án)person who makes and/or maintains watches
- שענית (sha'anít)person who makes and/or maintains watches
Icelandic úrsmiður
- úrsmiðurperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Irish uaireadóirí
- uaireadóiríperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Italian orologiaio, orologiaia
- orologiaioperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- orologiaiaperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Japanese 時計師, 時計屋
- 時計師 (tokeishi)person who makes and/or maintains watches
- 時計屋 (tokeiya)person who makes and/or maintains watches
Korean 시계사
- 시계사 (sigyesa)person who makes and/or maintains watches
Malay tukang arloji
- tukang arlojiperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Norwegian Bokmål urmaker
- urmakerperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Polish zegarmistrz, zegarmistrzyni
- zegarmistrzperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- zegarmistrzyniperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Portuguese relojoeiro, relojoeira
- relojoeiroperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- relojoeiraperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Romanian ceasornicar, orologier
- ceasornicarperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- orologierperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Russian часовщи́к, часовщи́ца
- часовщи́к (časovščík)person who makes and/or maintains watches
- часовщи́ца (časovščíca)person who makes and/or maintains watches
- часово́й ма́стер (časovój máster)person who makes and/or maintains watches
Slovak hodinár, hodinárka
- hodinárperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- hodinárkaperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Spanish relojero, relojera
- relojeroperson who makes and/or maintains watches
- relojeraperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Swedish urmakare
- urmakareperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Tagalog relohero
- reloheroperson who makes and/or maintains watches
Ukrainian годинника́р, годинника́рка
- годинника́р (hodynnykár)person who makes and/or maintains watches
- годинника́рка (hodynnykárka)person who makes and/or maintains watches
Cite this entry
APA
watchmaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchmaker
MLA
“watchmaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchmaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watchmaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchmaker.
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