Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that makes or repairs watches.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who makes or repairs watches
Etymologies
- watch + maker (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I don't think the watchmaker is as blind as some would have us believe.”
“How about a #7, the blind watchmaker is a wild horse broken by the rational designer of life.”
“Second, it helps us appreciate that the blind watchmaker is only "concerned" about making things "work.”
“Bradford, read this carefully: the blind watchmaker is a metaphor, not a hypothesis.”
“Her father was a Jewish watchmaker from the border between Latvia and Lithuania.”
“Another holding is Swatch, the watchmaker, which is doing well in the Far East.”
“Her sculptures are created with the skill of a watchmaker, which is apparent in every joint and angle.”
“His origin as a watchmaker was a direct tie-in for that very reasoning for the character.”
“Either your watchmaker is a retard, OR your watchmaker is blind.”
“So now the blind idiot is not only a "watchmaker" but a "problem solver" too.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘watchmaker’.
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jmjarmstrong's list
Words that I used to know.
geloscopy, hunker, willy nilly, harum scarum, whacko, meh, nork, misunderestimate, atrabiliousness, luftmensch, auxanometer, hyperhedonia and 1948 more...
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John Bunyan's Dream Team
List of characters and character names found in the poetry of John Bunyan (1628-1688). With some place names thrown in for good measure.
mr. badman, obstinate, pliable, despond, mr. worldly-wise-man, beautiful, apollyon, humiliation, vanity-fair, mr. cruelty, water-man, ease and 13 more...
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Smith is the Name
perfumer, cobbler, pewterer, tailor, saddler, locksmith, goldsmith, glazier, brazier, mangonnier, romainier, passementier and 77 more...
Tweets
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jmjarmstrong JM is considering training as a watchmaker so he can set his own hours. Jun 15, 2011
hernesheir cf. John Bunyan's poem, A Boy and a Watchmaker. Bunyan compares the boy to a christian convert, and the watchmaker to Jesus Christ. Sep 19, 2009