单词 | timekeeper |
释义 | timekeeper —timekeeping, n. /tuym"kee'peuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that keeps time. 2. an official appointed to time, regulate, and record the duration of a sports contest or its component parts, as to give the official time of a race, assure that a round of boxing is ended exactly on time, or announce to football, basketball, hockey, etc., teams the amount of time left to play. 3. a timepiece: This watch is a good timekeeper. 4. a person employed to keep account of the hours of work done by others. 5. a person who beats time in music. [1680-90; TIME + KEEPER] |
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