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timekeeper

noun

ˈtīm-ˌkē-pər

Definition of timekeeper

as in clock

a device to measure time the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers

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Recent Examples of timekeeper Instead, Marx has insisted that the two candidates engage on their own, in a free-for-all, with either no moderator or a moderator whose only function is to serve as a timekeeper. — Aaron Harber, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2026 On the outside, Fatu went for a tackle on Keys, but Keys slammed him over the barricade into the timekeeper area. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 As the timekeepers speak, 90 minutes before the peloton is due in Belfort on stage 13, their work is all but done. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The accelerating rotation is fast enough, however, that timekeepers foresee the need for the first ever negative leap second—which could cause unknown and potentially catastrophic infrastructure problems. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for timekeeper

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clock

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The five-minute egg timer problem For years, one of the most useful gadgets in my kitchen was an Alexa with a clock.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Floor-to-ceiling shelves are stacked with fine hardcover books, wooden xylophones, ticking clocks, and high-tech speakers.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026

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