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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of short-timer1

short time + -er 1
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Example Sentences

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

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

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