short-timern.

Etymology: < short adj. + -timer comb. form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: short-ˈtimer.

1. A child who is allowed to attend school for less than the full number of hours daily (cf. half-timer n.). Obsolete exc. Historical.

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society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > full- or part-time pupil

full-timer1839

short-timer1863

half-timer1870

1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 20 June 400/2 The Short-Timers, in a writing competition, beat the Long-Timers of a first-class National School.

1883 A. E. Barr in Christian Union 22 Nov. A ‘short-timer’ is a child who works half the day at the mill.

2. U.S. Military slang. One nearing the end of his period of military service.

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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > soldier nearing end of service

short-timer1906

1906 T. Beyer Amer. Battleship in Comm. 73 In most cases..‘short-timers’ are sent home before their enlistment expires.

1918 L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 132 Any man who has less than six months to do on his enlistment is called a ‘short timer’.

1952 M. Russ Last Parallel (1957) 16 Being what is known as a short-timer..I'm at peace with service life.

1977 Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. ii. 4/6 An inspecting officer discovered a ‘short-timer's calendar’ centrally positioned in a foot~locker display.

3. slang. One serving a short prison sentence.

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society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > short-timer

short-timer1915

short-termer1961

1915 J. London Jacket iv. 25 He was a pallid-faced, little dope-fiend of a short-timer.

4. slang. One who makes a brief sojourn in a hotel for sexual purposes; one who visits a prostitute. Cf. short time n. 2.

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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > frequenting prostitutes > brief visit to hotel > one who

short-timer1923

1923 J. Manchon Le Slang 267 Short-timers,..un couple (amoureux) qui loue en meublé pour peu de temps.

1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent i. ii. 87 The shabby hotel to which ‘short timers’ come.

1960 Amer. Speech 35 120 When the GI visited a movie star, it was usually for a short-time. Short-time..also..had an agent noun, a short-timer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	short-timer
释义	short-timern. Etymology: < short adj. + -timer comb. form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: short-ˈtimer. 1. A child who is allowed to attend school for less than the full number of hours daily (cf. half-timer n.). Obsolete exc. Historical. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > full- or part-time pupil full-timer1839 short-timer1863 half-timer1870 1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 20 June 400/2 The Short-Timers, in a writing competition, beat the Long-Timers of a first-class National School. 1883 A. E. Barr in Christian Union 22 Nov. A ‘short-timer’ is a child who works half the day at the mill. 2. U.S. Military slang. One nearing the end of his period of military service. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > soldier nearing end of service short-timer1906 1906 T. Beyer Amer. Battleship in Comm. 73 In most cases..‘short-timers’ are sent home before their enlistment expires. 1918 L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 132 Any man who has less than six months to do on his enlistment is called a ‘short timer’. 1952 M. Russ Last Parallel (1957) 16 Being what is known as a short-timer..I'm at peace with service life. 1977 Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. ii. 4/6 An inspecting officer discovered a ‘short-timer's calendar’ centrally positioned in a foot~locker display. 3. slang. One serving a short prison sentence. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > short-timer short-timer1915 short-termer1961 1915 J. London Jacket iv. 25 He was a pallid-faced, little dope-fiend of a short-timer. 4. slang. One who makes a brief sojourn in a hotel for sexual purposes; one who visits a prostitute. Cf. short time n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > frequenting prostitutes > brief visit to hotel > one who short-timer1923 1923 J. Manchon Le Slang 267 Short-timers,..un couple (amoureux) qui loue en meublé pour peu de temps. 1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent i. ii. 87 The shabby hotel to which ‘short timers’ come. 1960 Amer. Speech 35 120 When the GI visited a movie star, it was usually for a short-time. Short-time..also..had an agent noun, a short-timer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1863
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