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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Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
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Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
The timekeepers even captured a picture of the dog crossing the finish line.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Planning for the current Milano-Cortina Games began three years ago, with more than 300 timekeepers and 130 tons of equipment dedicated to the Games, including high-speed cameras that can capture up to 40,000 digital images per second.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
The same gambler had an inside line to the Detroit Pistons’ timekeeper, who would manipulate the length of the game to eke out some extra points.
—Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for timekeeper
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“Timekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timekeeper. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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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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