How do you use Horologist in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like watchmaker or maker, plus the exact meaning.
Horologist meaning
A person skilled in horology, particularly a person who makes or repairs timekeeping devices.
Synonyms of Horologist
Using Horologist
- The main meaning on this page is: A person skilled in horology, particularly a person who makes or repairs timekeeping devices.
- Useful related words include: watchmaker, horologer, maker, shaper.
Context around Horologist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Horologist
- In this selection, "horologist" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, passionate stand out and add context to how "horologist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a passionate horologist who shares and been a horologist for over. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "horologist" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with horologist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s a struggle to let go of others — the common struggle of the horologist, the clock craftsman and student of time. (22 words)
In this episode, Fiona visits Cromford Canal and meets Adrian Overton, one of the mill's tenants and a passionate horologist, who shares his timeless love for clocks. (28 words)
Webber, who has been a horologist for over 40-years, says parts for the historic timepiece cannot easily be sourced which means that he has to engineer and craft the components himself. (32 words)
Local horologist and curator of the tower clock, Mark Webber, said the reason the clock was not working was because it was a wind-up clock that needed to be properly wound and maintained. (34 words)
Webber, who has been a horologist for over 40-years, says parts for the historic timepiece cannot easily be sourced which means that he has to engineer and craft the components himself. (32 words)
In this episode, Fiona visits Cromford Canal and meets Adrian Overton, one of the mill's tenants and a passionate horologist, who shares his timeless love for clocks. (28 words)
Example sentences (4)
In this episode, Fiona visits Cromford Canal and meets Adrian Overton, one of the mill's tenants and a passionate horologist, who shares his timeless love for clocks.
It’s a struggle to let go of others — the common struggle of the horologist, the clock craftsman and student of time.
Local horologist and curator of the tower clock, Mark Webber, said the reason the clock was not working was because it was a wind-up clock that needed to be properly wound and maintained.
Webber, who has been a horologist for over 40-years, says parts for the historic timepiece cannot easily be sourced which means that he has to engineer and craft the components himself.