Meanings
nounteletimer (plural teletimers)
plural teletimers
- An electronic device, equipped with sensors, that accurately measures the finish times in a horse race.
“We are reviewing it,” the New York Racing Association spokesman John Lee said. “So far, every test we’ve put it through, the time came out to be accurate — they correspond to the teletimer.
2007 July 30, Bill Finley, “Street Sense Marks Return With a Victory”, in New York Times
Origin
From a trademark of American Teletimer Corp: tele- + timer.
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teletimer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teletimer
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teletimer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teletimer.
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