timer


Definition: Meaning of, timer in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtʌɪmə /

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timer timers
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  1. an instrument that you use to measure time, when you are doing something such as cooking
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  2. part-timer/full-timer someone who works part or all of a normal working week
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timer used in phrases

  • egg timer (noun)
    1. a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs
  • egg-timer (noun)
    1. a small glass container with sand in it that runs from one part to the other in about three or five minutes, used for measuring the time it takes to boil an egg
  • full-timer (noun)
    1. someone who is employed, or otherwise engaged in an activity, on a full-time basis
  • old timer (noun)
    1. someone who has been doing a job or living in a place for a long time and knows a lot about it
    2. especially American English an old man
  • part-timer (noun)
    1. someone who works less than the customary or standard time
  • small-timer (noun)
    1. a person who is limited to small, limited, petty or unimportant scale of things
  • two-timer (noun)
    1. someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else
    2. a person who says one thing and does another
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