timekeepernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtaɪmˌkiː.pər/us/ˈtaɪmˌkiː.pɚ/an object or person that records (an amount of) time:
There's no point in having a clock which looks attractive if it isn't a good timekeeper (= if it doesn't show the correct time).
a person who records the amount of time that people taking part in a race or competition take to finish the race or competition, or the amount of time that people at work spend working on their jobs
a good/bad timekeeper
a person who usually arrives on time/late for something, especially work
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Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clock idiom
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke of sth idiom
- bezel
- clock
- crystal
- hour hand
- hourglass
- lose
- minute hand
- movement
- pendulum
- radio alarm clock
- slow
- strike
- watchband
- watchstrap
- winder
- wristwatch
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