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—watchmaking, n./woch"may'keuhr/, n.a person whose occupation it is to make and repair watches.[1620-30; WATCH + MAKER]
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watchmaker — noun Date: 1630 one that makes or repairs watches or clocks • watchmaking noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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watchmaker — watch|mak|er [ˈwɔtʃˌmeıkə US ˈwa:tʃˌmeıkər, ˈwo:tʃ ] n someone whose job is making and repairing clocks and watches … Dictionary of contemporary English
