small-timer
small-timer noun: a person who is limited to small, petty or unimportant things.
Noun
small-timer (plural small-timers)
- A person who is limited to small, petty or unimportant things.
- She hated Ed Feinberg, the sleazy, lying, blood-sucking small-timer. Still he was a man; if he had called her up in the old days, in Seattle, she'd have entertained him.1934, Lew Levenson, chapter VIII, in Butterfly Man
- The small-timers, as he put it, kept their currency in their homes, in safes, in false ceilings, under beds. When necessary, our tax people know where to look. The big-timers, however, use Swiss banks.1992, Shashi Tharoor, Show Business: A Novel, page 144
Forms of small-timer
| plural | small-timers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | smalltimer |
Origin of small-timer
From small time + -er.
Questions about small-timer
- What does small-timer mean?
- Small-timer means a person who is limited to small, petty or unimportant things.
- What part of speech is small-timer?
- Small-timer is a noun.
- What is the plural of small-timer?
- The plural of small-timer is small-timers.
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