timekeeper

timekeeper
Synonyms and related words:
Big Ben, accountant, amanuensis, annalist, archivist, bookkeeper, calendar maker, calendarist, chronicler, chronographer, chronologer, chronologist, chronometer, clerk, clock, clock movement, clockmaker, clockworks, diarist, documentalist, engraver, filing clerk, horologe, horologist, horologium, librarian, marker, notary, notary public, prothonotary, record clerk, recorder, recordist, register, registrar, scorekeeper, scorer, scribe, scrivener, secretary, stenographer, stonecutter, ticker, timepiece, timer, turnip, watch, watchmaker, watchworks|

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  • Timekeeper — Time keep er (t[imac]m k[=e]p [ e]r), n. 1. A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece. [1913 Webster] 2. A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or determines the time. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A person who keeps a record of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Timekeeper —   [englisch/amerikanisch, tɑɪmkiːpə; sinngemäß »Tempohalter«], Bezeichnung für das Instrument, das vordergründig dazu dient, das Tempo zu bestimmen und zu fixieren; in den frühen Jazz Stilen z. B. die Große Trommel, auf der die Takthauptzeiten (1 …   Universal-Lexikon

  • timekeeper — ► NOUN 1) a person who records the amount of time taken by a process or activity. 2) a person regarded in terms of their punctuality. 3) a watch or clock regarded in terms of its accuracy. DERIVATIVES timekeeping noun …   English terms dictionary

  • timekeeper — [tīm′kēp΄ər] n. 1. TIMEPIECE 2. a person who keeps time; specif., a) a person employed to keep account of the hours worked by employees b) a person who keeps account of the elapsed time in the periods of play in certain sports …   English World dictionary

  • timekeeper — UK [ˈtaɪmˌkiːpə(r)] / US [ˈtaɪmˌkɪpər] noun [countable] Word forms timekeeper : singular timekeeper plural timekeepers someone who records the time that is taken to do something, especially at a sports event • be a good/bad timekeeper British to… …   English dictionary

  • timekeeper — [[t]ta͟ɪmkiːpə(r)[/t]] timekeepers also time keeper 1) N COUNT A timekeeper is a person or an instrument that records or checks the time. 2) N COUNT: supp N If you say that someone is a good timekeeper, you mean that they usually arrive on time… …   English dictionary

  • Timekeeper — A timekeeper is an instrument or person that measures the passage of time; in the case of the latter, often with the assistance of a clock or stopwatch. In addition, the timekeeper records time, time taken, or time remaining during events such as …   Wikipedia

  • timekeeper — time|keep|er [ taım,kipər ] noun count someone who records the time that is taken to do something, especially in a sports event be a good/bad timekeeper a clock or watch that is a good/bad timekeeper shows the time correctly/incorrectly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • timekeeper — timekeeping, n. /tuym kee peuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that keeps time. 2. 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 …   Universalium

  • timekeeper — time|keep|er [ˈtaımˌki:pə US ər] n 1.) someone who officially records the times taken to do something, especially at a sports event 2.) good/bad timekeeper BrE a) someone who is good or bad at arriving at work at the right time b) a watch or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • timekeeper — noun (C) 1 someone who officially records the times taken to do something, especially at a sports event 2 good/bad timekeeper a) someone who is good or bad at arriving at work at the right time b) a watch or clock that is good or bad at showing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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