Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that makes, repairs, or deals in jewelry.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who makes or deals in jewels and ornaments of precious metal.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments.
  • noun See under Gold.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone in the business of selling jewelry
  • noun someone who makes jewelry

Etymologies

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From Anglo-Norman jueler, or Old French juelier

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Examples

  • As Hastreiter — who introduced Muehling and Freeman 25 years ago, and to whom they each dedicate this book — explained to me, Muehling says his work as a jeweler is animated by “the idea of seeing a woman walk down the street, taking in the way she strides, and then noticing something catch and reflect a little sparkle of light as it naturally dangles from her ear and frames her face.”

    A Bit of Punctuation 2008

  • As Hastreiter — who introduced Muehling and Freeman 25 years ago, and to whom they each dedicate this book — explained to me, Muehling says his work as a jeweler is animated by “the idea of seeing a woman walk down the street, taking in the way she strides, and then noticing something catch and reflect a little sparkle of light as it naturally dangles from her ear and frames her face.”

    A Bit of Punctuation 2008

  • If we find that a jeweler is cheating, whom can we approach for justice?

    Gold Jewelry: An Indian Q&A Forbes India Staff 2010

  • Say that a jeweler is selling manufactured diamonds as natural diamonds.

    Matthew Yglesias » PEDs 2010

  • If we find that a jeweler is cheating, whom can we approach for justice?

    Gold Jewelry: An Indian Q&A Forbes India Staff 2010

  • Buried in jeweler's cotton she found a gold linked bracelet that fastened with a padlock in the shape of a heart.

    Just Patty 1911

  • One man came along and showed me what he wanted from a big brand-name jeweler.

    Adding Jewels to Their Crowns Helen Kirwan-Taylor 2011

  • In the first place, Antico told the agents, the jeweler was a friend who would give him anything Tico asked him for.

    Jerry Capeci: Niceguy Tico Pays the Price 2010

  • For "Everyman," he interviewed a Dominican jeweler on Broadway and called another jeweler in Chicago.

    The Rake’s Progress Giving Up The Ghost 2007

  • It came out in testimony, in fact, that the only people that called the jeweler were Sharon Rocha and the police.

    CNN Transcript Jun 21, 2004 2004

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