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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Timekeeper  \Time"keep`er\,  n. 
  1.  A  clock,  watch,  or  other  chronometer;  a  timepiece. 
 
  2.  A  person  who  keeps,  marks,  regulates,  or  determines  the 
  time.  Specifically: 
  a  A  person  who  keeps  a  record  of  the  time  spent  by 
  workmen  at  their  work 
  b  One  who  gives  the  time  for  the  departure  of 
  conveyances. 
  c  One  who  marks  the  time  in  musical  performances. 
  d  One  appointed  to  mark  and  declare  the  time  of 
  participants  in  races  or  other  contests. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  timekeeper 
  n  1:  (sports)  an  official  who  keeps  track  of  the  time  elapsed  in 
  a  game 
  2:  a  clerk  who  keeps  track  of  the  hours  worked  by  employees 
  3:  an  instrument  or  device  for  keeping  time  [syn:  {timepiece}] 




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