time-keeper
Example Sentences
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I have always believed that every game should have a time-keeper working in unison with the referee, and showing everyone in the stadium, including supporters, when the clock is stopped and restarted.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
From the start, he envisioned his role as something more than a mere time-keeper.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
There is some little interest in the Great Bear on account of the possibility of its being used as a kind of celestial time-keeper, and its easy recognition makes it all the more available.
From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by John F. Blake
At first it looked as if matters might go along smoothly enough, for Josiah Graham managed to obtain a position as time-keeper at one of the lumber camps, where Andy was employed as a chopper.
From First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle by Edward Stratemeyer
"Then it can't be morning," Sammy declared, for what better time-keeper can there be than a child's stomach?
From The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended by Grace Brooks Hill
