timekeeper
Americannoun
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a person or thing that keeps time.
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an official appointed to time, regulate, and record the duration of a sports contest or its component parts, as to give the official time of a race, assure that a round of boxing is ended exactly on time, or announce to football, basketball, hockey, etc., teams the amount of time left to play.
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a timepiece.
This watch is a good timekeeper.
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a person employed to keep account of the hours of work done by others.
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a person who beats time in music.
noun
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a person or thing that keeps or records time
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an employee who maintains a record of the hours worked by the other employees
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a device for indicating time; timepiece
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an employee with respect to his or her record of punctuality
a good timekeeper
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"The official timekeeper said exactly that," he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
He had dozens of jobs, including stockroom clerk, timekeeper, accountant and city inspector, as well as myriad positions in newspaper journalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
As the group’s timekeeper, Jordan maintains a steady if recognizably human pulse beneath it all,” Wood wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Our internal biological timekeeper, or circadian clock, regulates many aspects of our physiology and behavior.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2023
The timekeeper at the finish line later said he had to ask the other kids in the race who’d won because everyone was watching me instead.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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