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timekeeper

 
Dictionary: time·keep·er   (tīm''pər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One who records time, as:
    1. Sports. One who keeps track of elapsed time in a sporting event.
    2. One who keeps records of the hours worked by employees.
  2. A device for keeping time; a timepiece.
timekeeping time'keep'ing adj.

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Business Dictionary: Timekeeper
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Person who keeps time records; traditional clerical function in an organization where the working hours of employees are recorded and monitored.

WordNet: timekeeper
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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
  Synonym: timer

Meaning #2: a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees

Meaning #3: a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
  Synonym: timepiece


Wikipedia: Timekeeper
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A timekeeper is an instrument or person that measures the passage of time; in the case of the latter, often with the assistance of a clock or stopwatch. In addition, the timekeeper records time, time taken, or time remaining during events such as sports matches.

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Translations: Timekeeper
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tidtager, stempelur

Nederlands (Dutch)
iemand die zich aan de tijd houdt, uurwerk

Français (French)
n. - (Sport) chronométreur, personne ponctuelle, montre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Uhr, Zeitnehmer, jmd. der sich an angegebene Zeiten hält

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χρονομέτρης, χρονόμετρο

Italiano (Italian)
cronometro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cronometrista (m)

Русский (Russian)
счетчик времени, хронометрист, табельщик, хронометражист

Español (Spanish)
n. - cronómetro, cronometrador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tidmätare, tidtagare, tidtagarur, stämpelur

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
工作时间记录员, 计时工资器, 计时员

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 工作時間記錄員, 計時工資器, 計時員

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작업 시간계, 시계, 박자를 맞추는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 作業時間係, 計時係

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسجل ساعات ألعمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שופט-זמן (בתחרות), רשם-נוכחות, שעון, דייקן‬


 
 

 

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