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watchmaker

/ˈwɔtʃˌmeɪkə/ noun C2
  1. A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches. · The watchmakers of Switzerland were pioneers of screw machine technology.
  2. God in His role as the creator according to the watchmaker analogy. · Near-synonym: clockmaker· We have the great watchmaker to thank for these glorious sunrises and sunsets.

Plural watchmakers

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The royal watchmaker tried his best, but the golden bird could never sing again.
The Emperor and the Nightingale, p. 1 · B2

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