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

"What a time-keeper he would make for a mine!" said Carlin.

From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll

“No, Mr Harry Vine; that’s a steady old time-keeper, not a modern young man.”

From The Haute Noblesse A Novel by Fenn, George Manville

She sped down the stairway, and as she passed the glimmering face of the time-keeper she glanced at it and saw that the minute hand was just eight minutes past the hour.

From Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway by Emerson, Alice B.