1. a person who makes or repairs clocks and watches; a clockmaker or watchmaker
Usage: formal or technical; less common than 'horologist'

Examples

• The skilled horologer spent years perfecting the intricate mechanisms of the antique clock.
• A master horologer must understand both the art and science of timekeeping.
• The museum hired a renowned horologer to restore the 18th-century timepieces.
• As a horologer, she specialized in repairing delicate pocket watches.
• The horologer's workshop was filled with gears, springs, and precision tools.