timekeeper
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timekeeper
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From time + keeper.
noun timekeepers · time-keeper
- A device that shows the time; a timepiece. The sailors sail by chronometers that do not lose two or three seconds in a year, ever since [Isaac] Newton explained to Parliament that the way to improve navigation was to get good watches, and to offer public premiums for a better time-keeper than any then in use.
- A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees.
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A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.
Similar: timer
- The group member who controls the rhythm of the music when a group of musicians play together. There was no consensus among jazz musicians about who was the primary timekeeper in a jazz band; some said the drummers and others said the bassist.
- A person (or something controlled by a person) that is punctual. As it happens, the Leicester–Beeston train is quite a good timekeeper—it sometimes runs a few minutes early— […]
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noun a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event
| Español | cronometrador |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | mtunza muda |
| Deutsch | Zeitnehmer, Zeitnehmerin |
Talk about this word "timekeeper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/timekeeper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. timekeeper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/timekeeper "timekeeper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/timekeeper.Cite this
@misc{timekeeper_2026,
title = {timekeeper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timekeeper},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
