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
After decades of slowing down, our planet's rotation has been speeding up in recent years — and timekeepers have no definitive explanation.
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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
Rosales crafted handmade replacement parts for the big clock in the UT Tower, which is not connected to the master timekeeper.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And Liberace, the flamboyant pianist, was guest timekeeper.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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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
Rosales crafted handmade replacement parts for the big clock in the UT Tower, which is not connected to the master timekeeper.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And Liberace, the flamboyant pianist, was guest timekeeper.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for timekeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timekeeper
clock
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Freddie Freeman worked a walk – he and Misiorowski each working the pitch clock.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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His hobby was working on watches and replicating modern era works as dollhouse clocks.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Timekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timekeeper. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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