Hypertext Webster Gateway: "timekeeper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Timekeeper \Time"keep`er\, n.
1. A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece.
2. A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or determines the
time. Specifically:
(a) A person who keeps a record of the time spent by
workmen at their work.
(b) One who gives the time for the departure of
conveyances.
(c) One who marks the time in musical performances.
(d) One appointed to mark and declare the time of
participants in races or other contests.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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