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
Nonetheless, Tama remembers her years as the timekeeper on the roof of One Times Square fondly.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The most precise timekeepers ever made, atomic clocks, might one day help robotic and crewed missions on Mars stay in sync with each other, as well as enable the equivalent of GPS on the red planet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2025
The analog timekeeper and denim have more in common than meets the eye.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
The match spilled to the outside, where both men were downed near the timekeeper's area.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The most precise timekeepers ever made, atomic clocks, might one day help robotic and crewed missions on Mars stay in sync with each other, as well as enable the equivalent of GPS on the red planet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2025
The analog timekeeper and denim have more in common than meets the eye.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
The match spilled to the outside, where both men were downed near the timekeeper's area.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timekeeper
clock
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Banning the shift, introducing a pitch clock, adding a free runner in extra innings — all changes that the most entrenched traditionalists argued would materially alter the game.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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There’s also a ticking clock on Spencer Jones, who has been integral to their survival of the injury bug this season, starting more than half of their games on a two-way contract.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Timekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timekeeper. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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