"timekeeper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: timekeepers [plural]
Etymology: time + keeper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|keeper}} time + keeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} timekeeper (plural timekeepers)
  1. A device that shows the time; a timepiece. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: timepiece, clock, watch
    Sense id: en-timekeeper-en-noun-d6u4PH7s Disambiguation of Time: 45 0 46 4 5
  2. A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees. Translations (a person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees): munkafelügyelő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-timekeeper-en-noun-zc2aZZPG Disambiguation of 'a person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees': 0 58 22 3 17
  3. (sports) A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event. Categories (topical): Sports, People, Time Synonyms: timer Translations (a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event): хронометрист (hronometrist) [masculine] (Bulgarian), időmérő bíró (Hungarian), cronometrador [masculine] (Spanish), mtunza muda (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-timekeeper-en-noun-m15tEArD Disambiguation of People: 0 22 51 22 5 Disambiguation of Time: 45 0 46 4 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 24 46 18 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 17 59 15 6 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event': 8 17 58 3 14
  4. (music) The group member who controls the rhythm of the music when a group of musicians play together. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-timekeeper-en-noun-asvQQTNU Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (usually with adjective) A person (or something controlled by a person) that is punctual. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-timekeeper-en-noun-ahS9R9rz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: time-keeper Related terms: timekeeping

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