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Meaning of "clock-watcher" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLOCK-WATCHER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLOCK-WATCHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clock-Watcher is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLOCK-WATCHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clock-watcher in the English dictionary

The definition of clock-watcher in the dictionary is an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLOCK-WATCHER

clochard
cloche
clock
clock card
clock face
clock golf
clock off
clock on
clock repairer
clock tower
clock up
clock-radio
clock-watching
clocker
clocklike
clockmaker
clockwise
clockwork
clockwork precision
clod

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLOCK-WATCHER

batcher
butcher
catcher
dispatcher
eye-catcher
fetcher
fletcher
flycatcher
hatcher
matcher
oystercatcher
patcher
pitcher
scratcher
snatcher
stitcher
stretcher
switcher
teacher
Thatcher
watcher

Synonyms and antonyms of clock-watcher in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clock-watcher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLOCK-WATCHER

Find out the translation of clock-watcher to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clock-watcher from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clock-watcher» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

时钟观察家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clock- watcher
570 millions of speakers

English

clock-watcher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घड़ी चौकीदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مراقب مدار الساعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

часы - наблюдатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relógio - observador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘড়ি প্রহরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

horloge - observateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengawas jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Uhr -Watcher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロックウォッチャー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계 감시자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam-watcher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng hồ quan sát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடிகார கவனிப்பவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घड्याळ-व्यूअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çıkış saatini dört gözle bekleyen kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clock- watcher
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zegar -Watcher
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

годинник- спостерігач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceas - Watcher
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρολόι - παρατηρητής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klok - watcher
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clock - watcher
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klokke- watcher
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clock-watcher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOCK-WATCHER»

The term «clock-watcher» is normally little used and occupies the 120.073 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOCK-WATCHER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clock-watcher

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOCK-WATCHER»

Discover the use of clock-watcher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clock-watcher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Work with Me!: Resolving Everyday Conflict in Your Organization
At that point, problems may develop as the Clock Watcher resists changing and doing more. A good way to deal with the Clock Watcher on a day-to—day basis, if she is otherwise doing a good job, is to try to work around her schedule and not ...
Gini Graham Scott, 2007
2
Clock Watcher: Official Timekeeper and Team Maintain Most ...
Demetrios Matsakis keeps America's time.
William Glanz, 2004
3
The Ultimate Office Prank Book
Mae B Fired. TArgeT: Clock Watcher TArgeTS: Nervous Nelly and Super Slob riSK LeveL Phone This. riSK LeveL Every office has a Clock Watcher. He's the guy that comes in at :00 a.m . on the button and doesn't stay a second past :00 p.m .
Mae B Fired, 2009
4
Sloth: A Dictionary for the Lazy
clock-watcher. (klok-WOCH-er) noun: Originally used to refer to an apathetic employee who spends his or her day watching the clock for when it's time to go home, the phrase can be used to describe anyone with a clear lack of interest in an ...
Adams Media, 2011
5
Peck's Sunbeams
CLOCK WATCHER AND WHISTLE JUMPER. A boy who has been employed in a store for two years, but who is looking for a job, he having been discharged recently, has almost got a place several times, but when the man who was going to ...
Geo W. Peck, 2008
6
The Gates of Heaven
My mom needed to get in the wheelchair and everything.” Mark followed the woman's gaze to the big clock behind the desk, which indicated one-fifteen. “I'm sorry. We're going to have to reschedule, since you're so late,” the clock-watcher said ...
R. G. Hare, 2006
7
The Chambers Dictionary
... the top with a face on each exterior wall; clock-watcher, clock-watching see watch the clock below; clock work the works or machinery of a clock; steady, regular machinery like that of a clock (see also Nke clockwork below). — adj automatic.
Allied Chambers, 1998
8
Pain: A Political History
Seeking pain relief in this setting, Hill insisted, was disastrous for patients: a person who was “inadequately relieved . . . then becomes a clock-watcher, waiting in eager anticipation for the next dose which at least will give some modicum of ...
Keith Wailoo, 2014
9
Rules, Reasons, and Norms
It may be useful to illustrate the sort of possibility envisaged in this third proposition. Take the worker who is turned into a clock—watcher by the imposition of harsh penalties for being late to the office. There are, roughly, three different negative ...
Philip Pettit, 2002
10
The Huskies and the Christmas Fawn
And time to leave would be determined by Ticker, the 'Clock Watcher' -- a little fellow charged with keeping night and day separate. You see, day and night are months apart at the North Pole. So to keep things right, the 'Watcher' was always  ...
Hal M. Young, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOCK-WATCHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clock-watcher is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A good night's sleep sets stage for productive days
•Turn the bedroom clock around backwards if you are a clock-watcher who wakes up periodically to see how much time it is before having to ... «Hawaii Army Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Noisy car robs neighborhood of sleep
"You know that it's effecting our lives because we become a clock-watcher," Wilson said. "This week, [starting] Monday 6:18 a.m., 6:14 a.m., ... «NBC2 News, Jun 15»
3
Sleep essential to good health, performance
Turn the bedroom clock around backward if you are clock-watcher who wakes up periodically to see how much time it is before having to get up ... «Fort Leavenworth Lamp, Jun 15»
4
King: Worse Shooting Likely With College Basketball Clock Change
... but coaches who have people assigned all sorts of minutia will designate a clock-watcher to advise when a media timeout is upcoming and ... «Times Record, Jun 15»
5
Recipe for a good night's sleep: get ready to take on day
Turn the bedroom clock around backwards if you are clock-watcher who wakes up periodically to see how much time it is before having to get ... «The Fort Hood Sentinel, Jun 15»
6
Sweating out diners kills tourism appetite
... be enjoyed in a relaxed manner. As we all know, a clock-watcher at work would not be well-received, let alone a clock-watcher over dinner. «Hong Kong Standard, Jun 15»
7
Fasting might be good for your health
But I also found myself quickly becoming an inveterate clock-watcher, gobbling my first meal of the day at noon and then waiting until 7:59 p.m. ... «Chron.com, Apr 15»
8
Volunteers Brave the Cold
As clock-watcher, it is her job to ensure that nobody moves the clock near mile-marker 25. A crowd has already gathered nearby and local ... «BU News Service, Apr 15»
9
Prince Harry is right - selfies need to stop
"She also turned out to be a clock-watcher. After we gave her our winter schedule of weekend dinner entertaining, she said she couldn't cope. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
10
How NOT to talk about money at social events
... or he might be a humble clock-watcher who is feeling anxious about being there. Try to think about other people's stories as well as your own ... «MarketWatch, Mar 15»

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