Timekeeper

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Timekeeper \Time"keep`er\ (t[imac]m"k[=e]p`[~e]r), n.
     1. A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece.
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     2. A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or determines the
        time. Specifically: 


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        (a) A person who keeps a record of the time spent by
            workmen at their work.
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        (b) One who gives the time for the departure of
            conveyances.
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        (c) One who marks the time in musical performances.
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        (d) One appointed to mark and declare the time of
            participants in races or other contests.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  timekeeper
       n 1: (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
            [syn: {timer}]
       2: a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
       3: a measuring instrument or device for keeping time [syn: {timepiece}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "timekeeper":
     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