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Timer vs Timekeeper - What's the difference?

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Timekeeper is a synonym of timer.



As nouns the difference between timer and timekeeper

is that timer is someone or something which times while timekeeper is a device that shows the time; a timepiece.

timer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone or something which times.
  • A device used to measure amounts of time.
  • Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

    • Derived terms

    * egg timer, egg-timer

    See also

    * programmable

    Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    timekeeper

    English

    Alternative forms

    * time-keeper

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device that shows the time; a timepiece.
  • A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees.
  • A person who records the times elapsed in a sporting event.

    • Synonyms

    *(device that shows the time ): clock, timepiece, watch *(person who records times in a sporting event ): timer

    Derived terms

    *timekeepership

    Related terms

    *timekeeping