timekeeper
noun
time·keep·er
ˈtīm-ˌkē-pər 
1
: a person appointed to mark and announce the time in an athletic game or contest
2
3
: a clerk who keeps records of the time worked by employees
Examples of timekeeper in a Sentence
The timekeeper forgot to stop the clock during the team's last time-out.
the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers
Recent Examples on the Web
This question of how to situate our time in the narrative arc of Earth history has thrust the rarefied world of geological timekeepers into an unfamiliar limelight.
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Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Unfortunately, these early clocks were lousy timekeepers, their ability to keep time deteriorating along with the battery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2024
Water clocks were among man’s earliest timekeepers.
—Karen Sullivan -, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Of course, beating at the heart of this timekeeper is an equally impeccable caliber: a mechanical movement dating from 1890 and signed A. Golay Leresche & Fils in Geneva.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
The net result for timekeepers, the new research says, is that climate change seems to have delayed the potential need for a negative leap second, at least for a bit.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
And this could cause major problems for timekeepers.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Three timekeepers for each of the eight swimmers stood at the finish line.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
While the official collection launched in 2002, the models pay homage to a much longer history of military timekeepers with the same DNA.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2023
Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Unfortunately, these early clocks were lousy timekeepers, their ability to keep time deteriorating along with the battery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2024
Water clocks were among man’s earliest timekeepers.
—Karen Sullivan -, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Of course, beating at the heart of this timekeeper is an equally impeccable caliber: a mechanical movement dating from 1890 and signed A. Golay Leresche & Fils in Geneva.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
The net result for timekeepers, the new research says, is that climate change seems to have delayed the potential need for a negative leap second, at least for a bit.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
And this could cause major problems for timekeepers.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Three timekeepers for each of the eight swimmers stood at the finish line.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
While the official collection launched in 2002, the models pay homage to a much longer history of military timekeepers with the same DNA.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2023
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timekeeper
noun
time·keep·er
ˈtīm-ˌkē-pər
1
: a clerk who keeps records of the time worked by employees
2
: an official who keeps track of the playing time in a sports contest
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