Small-timer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Small-timer is a noun meaning A person who is limited to small, petty or unimportant things.
Meaning
A person who is limited to small, petty or unimportant things.
Example Sentences
“If he's smooth, he don't have to worry too much about the cops, because he's such a small-timer, and when they come around, he cooperates. […]”
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.
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.
Word Forms
- small-timers
- smalltimer
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include smalltimer, minor, small-towner, littlie, twerp, small time.
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