timer
timer Lexical Profile
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• noun
A device or mechanism used for measuring or recording an interval of time, often to signal when a specific period has elapsed.
"She set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes to ensure the cake wouldn't burn in the oven."
A software function or digital module designed to execute a task or trigger an event after a predefined delay.
"The camera app includes a ten-second timer so the photographer can join the group picture."
A person whose job is to measure and record the time taken by competitors in a race or sporting event.
"The official timer at the finish line confirmed a new world record for the sprinter."
• Rhymes for timer
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 15th century, derived from the English word 'time' combined with the agent suffix '-er'. It originally referred to a person who kept time, later extending to mechanical devices in the late 19th century.
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