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# clockmaker

noun (a clockmaker, clockmakers)

«clockmaker» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A clockmaker is a person who makes and repairs clocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockmaker/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history and stories clockmakers build clever machines with gears and springs; in fairy tales they make magical clocks. In science and design lessons, clockmakers show how gears and pendulums keep time.

### Examples

- The clockmaker fixed Grandad's old clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockmaker/#x1)
- In the story, the clockmaker built a mechanical bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockmaker/#x2)
- A clockmaker uses tiny tools and gears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockmaker/#x3)
- The village clockmaker had a shop full of ticking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockmaker/#x4)
- She dreamed of becoming a clockmaker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockmaker/#x5)
- The clockmaker set the pendulum swinging. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockmaker/#x6)

### Note

One word. A person who makes watches is a «watchmaker»; one who repairs both is often a «horologist» (formal).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clockmaker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockmaker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clockmaker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clockmaker.html) on Mova free.