horologist

noun

ho·​rol·​o·​gist hə-ˈrä-lə-jist How to pronounce horologist (audio)
1
: a person skilled in the practice or theory of horology
2
: a maker of clocks or watches

Examples of horologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Daniels, widely considered the most accomplished and influential horologist of the past 250 years, took Smith under his wing as an apprentice. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2023 At age 22, the horologist presented George Daniels, a renowned English watchmaker, with his first handmade pocket watch in hopes of securing an apprenticeship. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2023 Highlights of the collection included 55 clocks crafted by famed horologist Abraham-Louis Breguet, among them a calendar- and thermometer-equipped watch made for Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister. Fern Reiss, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023 The team includes me (a mathematician and filmmaker); Adam Wojcik (a materials scientist); Lindsay MacDonald (an imaging scientist); Myrto Georgakopoulou (an archaeometallurgist); and two graduate students, David Higgon (a horologist) and Aris Dacanalis (a physicist). Tony Freeth, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021 In 1909, a horologist and sailing enthusiast named William Gibbs died at the Edgewood Yacht Club in Cranston, Rhode Island, after falling from the mast of his boat. Jess Bergman, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023 Among the initial team of five watchmakers was Stephen McDonnell, a horologist from Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a University of Oxford degree in theology, who later became one of Büsser’s most important collaborators. Andy Hoffman, Bloomberg.com, 25 Jan. 2023 In the program, Charles invites Blades and his team, including a ceramics expert, horologist and furniture restorer, to Dumfries House in Scotland. Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022 The talented host, Brian Reed, investigates a small town in Alabama at the behest of eccentric horologist John B. McLemore, who claims the son of a wealthy family has gotten away with murder. Simon Hill, Wired, 4 Aug. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of horologist was in 1798

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“Horologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horologist. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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