horologist
noun [ C ] uk/hɒrˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ us/hɔːrˈɑː.lə.dʒɪst/
钟表匠;钟表制作维修商
a person or company that makes or repairs clocks and watches
Samuel Smith was a clock and watchmaker who came from a family firm of horologists. 塞缪尔·史密斯是一名钟表匠，他来自一个钟表家族公司。
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- River City Clocks is run by third-generation horologist George Rowes who, like his grandfather who founded the business in 1898, makes clocks by hand.
- A self-taught horologist, he restored many antique clocks and watches, which he had been collecting since the 1930s.
- Swiss watch manufacturers became concerned, as there were too few horologists to service and repair all the pieces they were selling.
- The average age of those working as horologists is going up and up and we aren't attracting young people in.
- Michel Parigi is a master horologist who runs the Parigi watchmaking company.