HyperDic: timekeeper

English > 3 senses of the word *timekeeper*:
NOUN	person	timekeeper, timer	(sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
	person	timekeeper	a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
	artifact	timekeeper, timepiece, horologe	a measuring ... / measuring instrument or device for keeping time

English > *timekeeper*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	(sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed.
Synonym	timer
Category	sport, athletics	An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Broader	official	someone who administers the rules of a game / game or sport
Spanish	cronometrador
Catalan	cronometrador

English > *timekeeper*: 3 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees.
Broader	clerk	An employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
Spanish	cronometrador
Catalan	cronometrador

English > *timekeeper*: 3 senses > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	A measuring ... / measuring instrument or device for keeping time.
Synonyms	timepiece, horologe
Parts	balance wheel, balance	A wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine
	dial	The face of a timepiece
	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
	time-ball	A ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time
Narrower	atomic clock	A timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules
	clock	A timepiece that shows the time of day
	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
	timer	A timepiece that measures a time ... / time interval and signals its end
	watch, ticker	A small portable timepiece
Broader	measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
Spanish	horologe, reloj
Catalan	horologe, rellotge

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