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short-timer
[ shawrt-tahy-mer ]
noun
, Informal.
- 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.
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
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