clock-makerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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From 中期英語 clockemaker, clokkemakyer, equivalent to clock +‎ maker.

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clockmaker (plural clockmakers)

1. A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.

   Synonym: clocksmith

   Hypernyms: horologist, horologer

   Coordinate term: watchmaker

   There were hundreds of clockmakers in London during that era.

2. (philosophy, religion, often capitalized) God in His role as the creator of the clockwork universe.

   Near-synonym: watchmaker

   We have the great clockmaker to thank for these glorious sunrises and sunsets.

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