clockmaker

clock·mak·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klok-mey-ker]
- /ˈklɒkˌmeɪ kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klok-mey-ker]
- /ˈklɒkˌmeɪ kər/

Definitions of clockmaker word

noun clockmaker a person who makes or mends clocks, watches, etc 3
noun clockmaker a maker or repairer of clocks 3
noun clockmaker a person who makes or repairs clocks. 1
noun clockmaker A person who makes and repairs clocks and watches. 1
noun clockmaker A person who makes clocks. 0

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Origin of clockmaker

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English. See clock1, maker

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Parts of speech for Clockmaker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Clockmaker

clockmaker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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