Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timekeeper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: time-keep-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that shows the time; a timepiece.

noun

A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees.

noun

A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.

noun

The group member who controls the rhythm of the music when a group of musicians play together.

noun

A person (or something controlled by a person) that is punctual.

Example Sentences

"The sailors sail by chronometers that do not lose two or three seconds in a year, ever since [Isaac] Newton explained to Parliament that the way to improve navigation was to get good watches, and to offer public premiums for a better time-keeper than any then in use."
"There was no consensus among jazz musicians about who was the primary timekeeper in a jazz band; some said the drummers and others said the bassist."
"As it happens, the Leicester–Beeston train is quite a good timekeeper—it sometimes runs a few minutes early— […]"

Etymology

From time + keeper.

Inflected Forms

timekeepers (plural) time-keeper (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

timekeeping

Synonyms

timepiece clock watch timer horologe

Questions

What does timekeeper mean?: A device that shows the time; a timepiece.
Where does timekeeper come from?: From time + keeper.

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