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short-timer

[ shawrt-tahy-mer ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˈtaɪ mər /

noun Informal.

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

Words nearby short-timer

short-tempered, short-term, short-term exposure limit, short-term memory, short-termism, short-timer, short-waisted, short-winded, shortage, shortboard, shortbread

Origin of short-timer

short time + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for short-timer

Even if Gingrich is a short-timer in the 2012 race, Romney should not despair.
2012 Flip-Flopping Olympics|Jill Lawrence|May 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He was a pallid-faced, little dope-fiend of a short-timer who would do anything to obtain the drug.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)|Jack London

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