as in clock
a device to measure time
the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of timekeeper
In a separate room, not far away, official timekeepers work at computers using various technological aids.
—
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
And Liberace, the flamboyant pianist, was guest timekeeper.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for timekeeper
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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
Noun
-
And as Lynette said, there was a ticking clock.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
-
For his final two pieces—with cage, clock, backpack, and rope behind him—Hsieh distilled his medium to time itself.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Timekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timekeeper. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share