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time·keep·er
(tīm′kē′pər)n.
1. One who records time, as:
a. Sports One who keeps track of elapsed time in a sporting event.
b. One who keeps records of the hours worked by employees.
2. A device for keeping time; a timepiece.
time′keep′ing adj.
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timekeeper
(ˈtaɪmˌkiːpə)n
1. a person or thing that keeps or records time
2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an employee who maintains a record of the hours worked by the other employees
3. (Horology) a device for indicating time; timepiece
4. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an employee with respect to his or her record of punctuality: a good timekeeper.
ˈtimeˌkeeping n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
time•keep•er
(ˈtaɪmˌki pər)n.
1. an official who times, regulates, and records the duration of a sports contest or its parts.
2. timepiece.
3. a person employed to keep account of the hours of work done by others.
4. a person who beats time in music.
[1680–90]
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| Noun | 1. | timekeeper - (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed official - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" |
| 2. | timekeeper - a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) | |
| 3. |  timekeeper - a measuring instrument or device for keeping timeatomic clock - a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules balance wheel, balance - a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat clock - a timepiece that shows the time of day dial - the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours escapement - mechanical device that regulates movement hairspring - a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece hand - a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes" measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something sandglass - timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage sundial - timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial time-ball - a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory timer - a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end |
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Translations
timekeeper
[ˈtaɪmˌkiːpəʳ] N1. (= watch) → reloj m, cronómetro m
2. (= official) → cronometrador/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
timekeeper
[ˈtaɪmkiːpər] n (for recording time) (= instrument) → chronomètre m (= person) → chronométreur/euse m/f
to be a good timekeeper (= punctual) → être ponctuel(le)
to be a poor timekeeper (= often late) → manquer de ponctualitétime-lag [ˈtaɪmlæg] n (between events) → décalage m
to be a poor timekeeper (= often late) → manquer de ponctualitétime-lag [ˈtaɪmlæg] n (between events) → décalage m
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timekeeper
[ˈtaɪmˌkiːpəʳ] n (Sport) → cronometrista m/fhe's a good timekeeper → è sempre puntuale
my old watch is a good timekeeper → il mio vecchio orologio non perde un secondo
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