timekeeper — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A device that shows the time; a timepiece.

   Synonyms

   timepiececlockwatch

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   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.

2. A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees.

3. A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.

   Synonyms

   timer

4. The group member who controls the rhythm of the music when a group of musicians play together.

   Examples

   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.

5. A person (or something controlled by a person) that is punctual.

   Usage

   • usually
   • with adjective

   Examples

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

Noun

1. (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed

   Synonyms

   timer

   Broader terms

   official

2. a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees

   Broader terms

   clerk

3. a measuring instrument or device for keeping time

   Synonyms

   timepiecehorologe

   Broader terms

   measuring instrumentmeasuring systemmeasuring device