Synonyms of timekeepers

timekeepers

noun

plural of timekeeper

as in clocks

a device to measure time

the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clocks
• chronometers
• timepieces
• timers
• alarm clocks
• stopwatches
• time clocks
• sundials
• grandfather clocks
• atomic clocks
• cuckoo clocks
• watches
• chronographs
• hourglasses
• water clocks
• clepsydras
• sandglasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of timekeepers

The accelerating rotation is fast enough, however, that timekeepers foresee the need for the first ever negative leap second—which could cause unknown and potentially catastrophic infrastructure problems. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

Ulysse Nardin, founded in 1846, earned its reputation as one of the world’s premier makers of marine chronometers, supplying precision timekeepers to navies and merchant fleets well into the second half of the 20th century. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Since a nucleus is far better shielded from environmental disturbances than the electrons used in atomic clocks, nuclear clocks could eventually become the most precise timekeepers ever built. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026

The market for both types of timekeepers peaked in the 1970s and ’80s, when demand was largely driven by collectors of antiques. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 May 2026

The timekeepers even captured a picture of the dog crossing the finish line. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026

Planning for the current Milano-Cortina Games began three years ago, with more than 300 timekeepers and 130 tons of equipment dedicated to the Games, including high-speed cameras that can capture up to 40,000 digital images per second. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026

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

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