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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

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Recent Examples of timekeeper In Chicago, the system flags invoices where a timekeeper was logged as working more than 10 hours a day. —

Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 These transitions occur at extremely stable frequencies, making atomic clocks the most accurate timekeepers ever built. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026 The official timekeeper of the games has taken up residence in the iconic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, one of the world’s oldest and most historic shopping malls built in 1877. —

Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026 The timekeepers even captured a picture of the dog crossing the finish line. —

Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for timekeeper

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clock

Noun

One man’s modernity is, of course, another’s degradation, and, as dinner was served, the conversation turned to such recent innovations as ghost runners, pitch clocks, and robot umps, none of them to Murray’s liking.

— Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The statutory clock continues to run, and waiting can mean losing the refund entirely.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 May 2026