Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short-timer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
short---timer
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve.

American usage; Slang

noun

A person who would not be required to do a difficult or dangerous task.

noun

An employee who has given notice of their intent to leave.

Colloquial

noun

The customer of a prostitute.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

short-timers (plural)

Questions

What does short-timer mean?
A soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve.

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