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timekeeper

[ tahym-kee-per ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that keeps time. times.
an official appointed to time, times, regulate, and record the duration of a sports contest or its component parts, as to give the official time times of a race, assure that a round of boxing is ended exactly on time, times, or announce to football, basketball, hockey, etc., teams the amount of time times left to play.
a timepiece:
This watch is a good timekeeper.
a person employed to keep account of the hours of work done by others.
a person who beats time times in music.

timekeeper

/ ˈtaɪmˌkiːpə /

a person or thing that keeps or records time
an employee who maintains a record of the hours worked by the other employees
a device for indicating time; timepiece
an employee with respect to his or her record of punctuality
a good timekeeper

First recorded in 1680–90; time + keeper

The timekeeper I took on shore to ascertain its rate, and other instruments to make the necessary astronomical observations.

On the 13th I had a number of lunar observations for the longitude, the mean of which agreed exactly with the timekeeper.

I had however two sets of double altitudes and a good altitude exactly at noon according to the timekeeper.

The fact that this egg-shaped concoction was no great timekeeper was a secondary matter.

He was a fine coachman, a good nurse, and an admirable timekeeper.

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