horologist
noun[C]
uk/hɒrˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/us/hɔːrˈɑː.lə.dʒɪst/apersonorcompanythat makes orrepairsclocksandwatches:
钟表匠;钟表制作维修商Samuel Smith was aclockand watchmaker who came from afamilyfirmof horologists.塞缪尔·史密斯是一名钟表匠,他来自一个钟表家族公司。
Compare
clockmaker
watchmaker
- River City Clocks isrunbythird-generationhorologist George Rowes who, like hisgrandfatherwhofoundedthebusinessin 1898, makesclocksbyhand.
- A self-taught horologist, herestoredmanyantiqueclocksandwatches, which he had beencollectingsince the 1930s.
- Swisswatchmanufacturersbecameconcerned, as there were too few horologists toserviceandrepairall thepiecesthey wereselling.
- Theaverageageof thoseworkingas horologists is going up and up and we aren'tattractingyoungpeoplein.
- Michel Parigi is amasterhorologist whorunsthe Parigi watchmakingcompany.
Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clockidiom
- alarm
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
- atomic clock
- clock
- horology
- hour hand
- hourglass
- jewel
- military time
- minute hand
- movement
- stroke
- timekeeper
- timepiece
- turn the clocks backphrase
- twenty-four-hour clock
- watchband