How do you say 'Timekeeper' in Spanish?
In a context:
He never arrives on time, he is a poor timekeeper.
3 Answers
El nunca llega a tiempo, es un impuntual.
El nunca llega a tiempo, es impuntual (impuntual is an adjective).
El nunca llega a tiempo, es un impuntual (impuntual here used as a noun).
On a side note, but relevant. We have three uses of "Timekeeper" in English, two of which seem to have corresponding words in Spanish:
Timekeeper (Clock/Chronometer) - Cronómetro
Timekeeper (Official who keeps the time) - Cronometrador/a
Our third use is yours, which may not have a direct comparison in Spanish. SD offers:
To be a good timekeeper (punctual) ser puntual; To be a poor timekeeper (not punctual) no ser nada puntual.
It's also worth noting that to take this third meaning in English "timekeeper" requires an adjective.
