Converse of object

• become: The maker, Thomas Tompion, became clockmaker to King Charles II.

Adjective modifier

• local: At 10.45 a.m. the workhouse clock stopped, a local clockmaker Mr. Andrew climbed the tower to repair it.

• German: The late Sidney Horstmann OBE, who was the son of a German clockmaker, originally formed the company in 1913.

• old: Hand crafted by the oldest clockmakers in England, the Windsor will be an heirloom that will be valued by every generation.

• English: John Harrison, one of the most famous of English clockmakers, was born in 1693 near Pontefract in Yorkshire.

• most: Early clocks tended to be of iron, but most clockmakers went on to use brass.