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part-timer

American  
[pahrt-tahy-mer] / ˈpɑrtˈtaɪ mər /

noun

  1. a person who works, attends school, etc., less than full time.


Etymology

Origin of part-timer

First recorded in 1925–30; part-time + -er 1

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They will have a spin-heavy squad at the World Cup, with left-armers Matt Kuhnemann and Cooper Connolly complementing Zampa, should he be fit, and part-timer Maxwell.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

Jacks is a decent off-spinner, but in these conditions - let's be brutally honest - he's a part-timer.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

He’s spent more than 40 years at the company, rising from a part-timer in a Bentonville, Ark., Walmart garden center to the C-suite.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 16, 2025

By comparison, his current crew is four full-time employees, three seasonal interns and one part-timer who comes in at night to do laundry.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2024

“You’re not just a part-timer filling in for the real Duke? Impossible.”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

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