Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 11 compound words that contain timer. The most common are listed below. Open timer in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- part-timerSomeone who is employed, or does something, part-time.
- egg timerA small version of an hourglass used to time the boiling of an egg.
- old-timerOne who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience.
- self timerA device on a camera that provides a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's firing, for example to give the photographer time to join a group of people being photographed.
- two-timerA person who two-times another.
- chess timerA chess clock.
- kitchen timerA device that can be set for a number of minutes (usually up to one hour) that sounds an alarm such as a bell or buzzer when the specified amount of time has elapsed; commonly used when cooking or baking.
- one-timerA shot, made from a teammate's pass, which is not stopped before shooting.
- sand timerAn instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening.
- first-timera person engaging in any activity for the first time
- small-timerA person who is limited to small, petty or unimportant things.
- watchdog timerAn electronic or software timer used to detect and recover from computer malfunctions by generating a timeout signal if it is not periodically reset by the system.
- sprinkler timerA timer used to set irrigation sprinklers to come on automatically at a certain time.
- big-timerA major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time
- full-timerOne who is employed, or otherwise engaged in an activity, on a full-time basis.
- good-timerA person who devotes themselves to having fun; especially, a hedonist.
- short-timerA soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve.
- all-timerSomeone or something very enduringly successful; one of the best of all time.
- half-timerOne who works only half the usual time.
- nine-timerA word that covers two triple-word squares, so that the overall value of the letters is multiplied by nine.
- over-timerAlternative form of overtimer: An employee who works overtime.
- whole-timerSynonym of full-timer: One who is employed, or otherwise engaged in an activity, on a full-time basis.
Compound words 11
- autotimerAn automatic timer.
- eggtimerAlternative spelling of egg timer: A small version of an hourglass used to time the boiling of an egg.
- teletimerAn electronic device, equipped with sensors, that accurately measures the finish times in a horse race.
- MortimerA British surname from Old French.
- oldtimerAn elderly person.
- LattimerA surname.
- blocktimerA broadcaster selling blocks of airtime for use by others.
- MaritimerA native or inhabitant of the Maritime provinces.
- smalltimerAlternative form of small-timer: A person who is limited to small, petty or unimportant things.
- timeritiesplural of timerity: Fear; timidity.