A timekeeper is a person or an instrument that records or checks the time.
2. countable noun
If you say that someone is a good timekeeper, you mean that they usually arrive on time for things. If you say that they are a poor timekeeper, you mean that they are often late.
[British]
timekeeper in British English
(ˈtaɪmˌkiːpə)
noun
1.
a person or thing that keeps or records time
2.
an employee who maintains a record of the hours worked by the other employees
3.
a device for indicating time; timepiece
4.
an employee with respect to his or her record of punctuality
a good timekeeper
Derived forms
timekeeping (ˈtimeˌkeeping)
noun
timekeeper in American English
(ˈtaɪmˌkipər)
noun
1.
timepiece
2.
a person who keeps time
; specif.,
a.
a person employed to keep account of the hours worked by employees
b.
a person who keeps account of the elapsed time in the periods of play in certain sports
Examples of 'timekeeper' in a sentence
timekeeper
`My father-in-law was a timekeeper for the mine in Sudbury.
Wright, Eric A BODY SURROUNDED BY WATER (2001)
She dismounted the instant the timekeeper signaled her arrival at the end of part C. Captain Jon and Cord walked forward quickly.