clockmaker
noun [ C ] uk/ˈklɒkˌmeɪ.kər/ us/ˈklɑːkˌmeɪ.kɚ/
钟表匠;钟表制作维修商
a person or company that makes or repairs clocks
This was the work of John Harrison, an 18th-century clockmaker. 这是18世纪钟表匠约翰·哈里森的作品。
He was managing director of the clockmaker Matteo & Son. 他是钟表商Matteo & Son的常务董事。
Compare: horologistwatchmaker
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- Henry VIII employed a number of French musicians, artists and clockmakers.
- There are currently 7,000 professional watchmakers and clockmakers in the US, he says.
- In the period between 1785 and 1830, clockmakers began enamelling dials (they had been bare brass before).
- Thwaites and Reed is the world's oldest clockmaker and current maintainer of Big Ben.