a person skilled in horology, esp an expert maker of timepieces
horologist in American English
(hoʊˈrɑlədʒɪst)
noun
an expert in horology; maker of or dealer in timepieces
: also hoˈrologer
horologist in American English
(hɔˈrɑlədʒɪst, hou-)
noun
1.
an expert in horology
2.
a person who makes clocks or watches
Also: horologer
Word origin
[1790–1800; horologe + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cutout, methodology, peanut, standby, stereotype-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, novelist, socialist
Examples of 'horologist' in a sentence
horologist
Like the ultra-thin timepieces that are all the rage, they test the horologist.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The modern designer has to be a sophisticated horologist.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Denison, a barrister, was an amateur horologist who had made a fortune in the railway boom.