noun
Meaning 1
A device that shows the time; a timepiece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: timepiece, clock, watch
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
timekeeper
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: timer
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The group member who controls the rhythm of the music when a group of musicians play together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A person (or something controlled by a person) that is punctual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: timepiece, horologe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
Narrower terms: atomic clock, clock, sandglass, sundial, timer, watch, ticker
noun
Meaning 7
a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clerk
noun
Meaning 8
(sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: timer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: official
History
Etymology
From time + keeper.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: munkafelügyelő — a person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees
- Bulgarian: хронометрист (hronometrist) — a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event
- German: Zeitnehmer — a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event
- German: Zeitnehmerin — a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event
- Hungarian: időmérő bíró — a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event
- Spanish: cronometrador — a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event
- Swahili: mtunza muda — a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event