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timer

Definition

  • noun: a special watch that is used to measure the amount of time that is taken to finish a race, a test, etc.
  • noun: one that 'times'
  • often used after 'on'
  • synonyms: big ben, annalist, automatic switch

Examples

  • Some of the employees are 'full-timers', but most of them are part-timers.

  • Some of the employees are full-timers, but most of them are 'part-timers'.

  • It's good for 'old-timers' like me to have young people around.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And I happen to be a god-damned artist! But you're a tugboat captain. Captain Mike, we're ready for you and your friend. Go, old timer. Break your cherry. Hello, ladies! Hi. He gives me the willies. That is not for me. (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button