watch-jobber

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who repairs and maintains watches. UK,obsolete
    — 1881, Claudius Saunier, The Watchmakers’ Hand-Book, translated, revised and augmented by Julien Tripplin and Edward Rigg, London: J. Tripplin, Preface, p. vi, In recent years the work of the ordinary watch-jobber and repairer has undergone considerable change. The apprenticeship he serves, if indeed it can be called a real apprenticeship, is shorter than formerly.
  2. A merchant who sells watches on commission for a manufacturer. US,obsolete

词形变化

watch-jobbers plural
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