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- [tahym-kee-per]
- /ˈtaɪmˌki pər/
- /ˈtaɪmˌkiː.pər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahym-kee-per]
- /ˈtaɪmˌki pər/
Definitions of timekeeper word
- noun timekeeper a person or thing that keeps time. 1
- noun timekeeper an official appointed to time, regulate, and record the duration of a sports contest or its component parts, as to give the official time of a race, assure that a round of boxing is ended exactly on time, or announce to football, basketball, hockey, etc., teams the amount of time left to play. 1
- noun timekeeper a timepiece: This watch is a good timekeeper. 1
- noun timekeeper a person employed to keep account of the hours of work done by others. 1
- noun timekeeper a person who beats time in music. 1
- noun timekeeper sport: person who keeps time 1
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Origin of timekeeper
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; time + keeper
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Parts of speech for Timekeeper
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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timekeeper popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
timekeeper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for timekeeper
noun timekeeper
- big ben — the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- clock — A clock is an instrument, for example in a room or on the outside of a building, that shows what time of day it is.
- digital watch — a watch that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
- hourglass — an instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour.
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