"timekeeper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: timekeepers [plural]
Etymology: From 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. Categories (topical): People Translations (a person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees): munkafelügyelő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-timekeeper-en-noun-zc2aZZPG Disambiguation of People: 0 32 32 30 6 Disambiguation of 'a person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees': 0 60 21 3 15
  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 32 32 30 6 Disambiguation of Time: 45 0 46 4 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 25 46 17 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 20 51 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 23 49 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 21 58 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 13 66 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 23 46 9 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 14 68 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 6 15 62 12 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'a person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event': 9 16 59 3 13
  4. (music) The group member who controls the rhythm of the music when a group of musicians play together. Categories (topical): Music, People
    Sense id: en-timekeeper-en-noun-asvQQTNU Disambiguation of People: 0 32 32 30 6 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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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