short-timer

[ shawrt-tahy-mer ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a person, as a soldier, who has a short period of time left to serve on a tour of duty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-timer¹

short time + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Even if Gingrich is a short-timer in the 2012 race, Romney should not despair.

From The Daily Beast

He was a pallid-faced, little dope-fiend of a short-timer who would do anything to obtain the drug.

From Project Gutenberg