Synonyms of timekeeper

timekeeper

noun

ˈtīm-ˌkē-pər 

as in clock

a device to measure time

the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clock
• chronometer
• timepiece
• timer
• alarm clock
• time clock
• stopwatch
• grandfather clock
• sundial
• cuckoo clock
• atomic clock
• chronograph
• hourglass
• water clock
• clepsydra
• watch
• sandglass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of timekeeper

On the outside, Fatu went for a tackle on Keys, but Keys slammed him over the barricade into the timekeeper area. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

As the timekeepers speak, 90 minutes before the peloton is due in Belfort on stage 13, their work is all but done. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026

The accelerating rotation is fast enough, however, that timekeepers foresee the need for the first ever negative leap second—which could cause unknown and potentially catastrophic infrastructure problems. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

Alvarez asked who the timekeeper would be. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026