Synonyms of timekeeper

timekeeper

noun

ˈtīm-ˌkē-pər 

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

• clock
• chronometer
• timepiece
• timer
• alarm clock
• time clock
• stopwatch
• grandfather clock
• sundial
• cuckoo clock
• atomic clock
• chronograph
• hourglass
• water clock
• clepsydra
• watch
• sandglass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of timekeeper

As the world considers redefining the precise length of a second, Singapore’s Centre for Quantum Technologies has delivered a new contender for the ultimate master timekeeper. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

Instead, Marx has insisted that the two candidates engage on their own, in a free-for-all, with either no moderator or a moderator whose only function is to serve as a timekeeper. — Aaron Harber, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2026

On the outside, Fatu went for a tackle on Keys, but Keys slammed him over the barricade into the timekeeper area. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

As the timekeepers speak, 90 minutes before the peloton is due in Belfort on stage 13, their work is all but done. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026