clocker

[ klok-er ]

noun

1. a person who times racehorses during tryouts to determine their speed.
2. an official who times a race.
3. a person who maintains a record of the flow of traffic, as of visitors to a museum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clocker¹

clock ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

When the issue was out, Clocker waited around the main newsstands on Broadway.

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Saddened and defeated, Clocker went through his accumulated mail.

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"Okay, you were right and I was wrong," Clocker told the board of directors.

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They were, and they greeted Clocker with gladness and drinks.

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Clocker lifted himself out of the chair and went to the door.

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