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Definition of "horologist" []

  • One who practices or is skilled in horology. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "horologist" in a sentence
  • "The world is a real clock work world, and to save the world, Hethor, an apprentice horologist, must wind the mainspring."
  • "The author of the site, Ray Bates, is an antiquarian horologist in Vermont, and has this description of the bird:"
  • "Going against everything known (and the nine tenths of everything that remains unknown), a young horologist has been commissioned to build the world's first truly accurate clock."