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One who keeps track of time; a timekeeper.
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A timepiece, especially one used for measuring and signaling the end of time intervals, as on a stove.
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A switch or regulator that controls or activates and deactivates another mechanism at set times.
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A device that controls the timing of the sparks that ignite the fuel in an internal-combustion engine.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.