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

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.

The time-keeper was Harry, the Dog-Man, who carried a Waterbury watch, on the accuracy of which he would cheerfully have staked his hopes of eternal happiness.

From The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service by Dana, Marvin Hill

Lists of those going on holidays should be supplied time-keeper, and their cards should also be removed.

From How Department Stores Are Carried On by Phillips, W. B.