short-timer

ˈʃɔrtˌtaɪmər

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Definition of short-timer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

workplace

Rare

employee who has given notice to leave

Rare

The short-timer was training his replacement.

military

Rare

soldier with less than two months left to serve

Rare

The short-timer was counting down the days to go home.

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Origin of short-timer

English, short (brief) + timer (one who times)

Examples of short-timer in a sentence

As a short-timer, he was less concerned about office politics.
The short-timer was eager to finish his service.
As a short-timer, he had little interest in new assignments.

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French:employé sur le départ, soldat en fin de service, ...
German:Kündiger, Kurzzeit-Soldat, ...
Italian:dimissionario, militare a termine, ...
Spanish:empleado de salida, corto de tiempo, ...
Portuguese:empregado prestes a sair, soldado prestes a sair, ...
Chinese:即将离职者, 即将退役者, ...
Japanese:退職予定者, ショートタイマー, ...
Arabic:مُوَظَّف عَلى وَشَك المُغادَرَة, جندي على وشك إنهاء الخدمة, ...
Hebrew:עוֹבֵד בִּתְקוּפַת הוֹדָעָה, מְשָׁרֵת בְּסִיּוּם, ...
Russian:уходящий сотрудник, дембель, ...
Ukrainian:працівник, що звільняється, дембель, ...
Hindi:शॉर्ट-टाइमर, अल्पकालिक सैनिक, ...
Bengali:শর্ট-টাইমার, স্বল্প-মেয়াদী সৈনিক, ...
Catalan:empleat sortint, soldat amb poc temps, ...
Czech:zaměstnanec ve výpovědní době, voják krátce před koncem služby, ...
Danish:korttidsansat, korttjenende, ...
Dutch:kortblijver, kortdiener, ...
Greek:υπάλληλος σε αποχώρηση, στρατιώτης με λίγες μέρες, ...
Hungarian:felmondási idejét töltő dolgozó, leszerelés előtt álló katona, ...
Khmer:និយោជិតដែលបានជូនដំណឹងថានឹងលាឈប់ពីការងារ, ទាហានជិតផុតកំណត់បម្រើការ, ...
Korean:퇴사자, 말년 병장, ...
Persian:کارمند موقت, سرباز کوتاه‌مدت, ...
Polish:pracownik na wypowiedzeniu, żołnierz bliski końca służby, ...
Portuguese (BR):funcionário que pediu demissão, soldado de baixa, ...
Romanian:angajat pe picior de plecare, veteran, ...
Swedish:korttidsanställd, korttjänare, ...
Thai:พนักงานที่กำลังจะออก, ทหารที่ใกล้ปลดประจำการ, ...
Turkish:işten ayrılmak üzere olan çalışan, kısa dönem asker, ...
Vietnamese:nhân viên sắp nghỉ việc, người lính sắp xuất ngũ, ...

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