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good-timer

good-timer noun: a person who devotes themselves to having fun; especially, a hedonist.

Noun

good-timer (plural good-timers)

  1. (informal) A person who devotes themselves to having fun; especially, a hedonist.
    • Zaphod Beeblebrox, adventurer, ex-hippy, good-timer, (crook? quite possibly), manic self-publicist, terribly bad at personal relationships, often thought to be completely out to lunch.1979, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Forms of good-timer

pluralgood-timers

Origin of good-timer

From good time + -er.

Questions about good-timer

What does good-timer mean?
Good-timer means a person who devotes themselves to having fun; especially, a hedonist.
What part of speech is good-timer?
Good-timer is a noun.
What is the plural of good-timer?
The plural of good-timer is good-timers.

Words near good-timer in the dictionary

  1. good-time Charley
  2. good-time Charlie
  3. good-time Charlies
  4. good-time girl
  5. good-time girls
  6. good-timer
  7. good-timers
  8. good-will
  9. Goodacre
  10. Goodacres
  11. Goodale

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