timekeeper

See also: time-keeper

English

Alternative forms

• time-keeper

Etymology

time +‎ keeper

Noun

timekeeper (plural timekeepers)

1. A device that shows the time; a timepiece.
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.
4. (usually with adjective) A person (or something controlled by a person) that is or isn't punctual.
   • 1961 April, Warren Smith, “The problems of train regulation - a study of operation at Trent”, in Trains Illustrated, page 217:

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

Synonyms

• (device that shows the time): clock, timepiece, watch
• (person who records time): timer

Related terms

• timekeeping

References

• “timekeeper”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.