Timekeeper

Quick meaning: Timekeeper is a noun meaning A device that shows the time; a timepiece.

Meaning

A device that shows the time; a timepiece.

More Meanings

1. A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees.
2. (sports) A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.
3. (music) The group member who controls the rhythm of the music when a group of musicians play together.
4. (usually with adjective) A person (or something controlled by a person) that is punctual.

Example Sentences

As it happens, the Leicester–Beeston train is quite a good timekeeper—it sometimes runs a few minutes early— […]

There was no consensus among jazz musicians about who was the primary timekeeper in a jazz band; some said the drummers and others said the bassist.

The sailors sail by chronometers that do not lose two or three seconds in a year, ever since [Isaac] Newton explained to Parliament that the way to improve navigation was to get good watches, and to offer public premiums for a better time-keeper than any then in use.

Word Forms

• timekeepers
• time-keeper

Synonyms for timekeeper

Depending on context, synonyms include timepiece, clock, watch, timer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include timepiece, timer, clock, pointer, ticker, hunter.

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