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Agent noun of time: someone or something that times. A device used to measure amounts of time.
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Agent noun of time: someone or something that times. A device used to measure amounts of time.
start the timer when you hear the gunshot
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Agent noun of time: someone or something that times. Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.
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Agent noun of time: someone or something that times. A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English timer From time (verb) + -er.
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One who has done something a certain number of times.
third-timer
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One characterized by a certain time or time frame, such as their work hours.
Étymologie
From time (noun) + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
Formes
- pluriel
- timers
timer · Agent noun of time: someone or something that times. A device used to measure amounts of time.
times · The circumstances of a certain time.Times · A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or…timetable · A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they…