clocker
Americannoun
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a person who times racehorses during tryouts to determine their speed.
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an official who times a race.
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a person who maintains a record of the flow of traffic, as of visitors to a museum.
Etymology
Origin of clocker
Example Sentences
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Wellman’s parents were small breeders and owners in California and had a box at Santa Anita and Del Mar. Close by was a box used by Gary Young, the legendary private clocker.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
Stewards determined there were “extenuating circumstances” with the electronic device, but it was the Pimlico clocker whose figure carried the day.
From Washington Times • May 18, 2023
Through her binoculars, Contreras, a track clocker paid to time horses during workouts, watched as one of the horses, a 2-year-old filly named Flyfly Fly Delilah, suddenly tumbled to the freshly tilled track.
From Washington Post • May 11, 2015
In fact, Foster and Theroux still work double duty: Foster spends his mornings as a clocker, and Theroux works in the racing office.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2014
We leads the hoss to the gate, 'n' there's a booky's clocker named Izzy Goldberg.
From Blister Jones by Hambridge, Jay
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