as in clock
a device to measure time
the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers
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Recent Examples of timekeeper
The programmers then realized that because the system is tied to a clock to randomize its shuffles, the arrangement of cards could be further constrained by taking that timekeeper into account.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
After decades of slowing down, our planet's rotation has been speeding up in recent years — and timekeepers have no definitive explanation.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2025
After stepping away in 2016, Tag Heuer is once again partnering with the New York Road Runners as the official timekeeper of the TCA New York City marathon.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 16 July 2025
And Liberace, the flamboyant pianist, was guest timekeeper.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
After decades of slowing down, our planet's rotation has been speeding up in recent years — and timekeepers have no definitive explanation.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2025
After stepping away in 2016, Tag Heuer is once again partnering with the New York Road Runners as the official timekeeper of the TCA New York City marathon.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 16 July 2025
And Liberace, the flamboyant pianist, was guest timekeeper.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timekeeper
clock
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In the fall, participating states turn clocks backward one hour on the first Sunday of November.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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Tensions rise, defensive measures fail and the scenario grows more dire by the minute until that ticking clock runs out.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Timekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timekeeper. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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