timekeeper
noun
time·keep·er
ˈtīm-ˌkē-pər 
1
: a person appointed to mark and announce the time in an athletic game or contest
2
3
: a clerk who keeps records of the time worked by employees
Examples of timekeeper in a Sentence
The timekeeper forgot to stop the clock during the team's last time-out.
the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers
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While complete details are yet to be announced, it is expected that TAG Heuer will step in as official timekeeper (an official sponsorship role held by Rolex since 2013).
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Roberta Naas, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
This comes as a number of luxury groups have been deepening their ties to sports, including LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s multibrand Formula 1 deal and Chanel becoming the title sponsor and timekeeper of the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge in the U.K.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
The company will also serve as the official timekeeper for the match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
How Cells Keep Time When Johnson entered graduate school in the 1970s, scientists knew that circadian clocks — organisms’ internal timekeepers for the day-night cycle — are ubiquitous in multicellular plants and animals.
—Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024
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Roberta Naas, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
This comes as a number of luxury groups have been deepening their ties to sports, including LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s multibrand Formula 1 deal and Chanel becoming the title sponsor and timekeeper of the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge in the U.K.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
The company will also serve as the official timekeeper for the match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
How Cells Keep Time When Johnson entered graduate school in the 1970s, scientists knew that circadian clocks — organisms’ internal timekeepers for the day-night cycle — are ubiquitous in multicellular plants and animals.
—Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Timekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timekeeper. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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timekeeper
noun
time·keep·er
ˈtīm-ˌkē-pər
1
: a clerk who keeps records of the time worked by employees
2
: an official who keeps track of the playing time in a sports contest
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