Definition of small-timer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

activities

person involved in minor activities

He's just a small-timer in the business world.

petty criminal

social status

person with little influence or importance

In politics, she was considered a small-timer.

nobody

nonentity

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Origin of small-timer

English, small (little) + timer (one who times)

Examples of small-timer in a sentence

As a small-timer, she rarely gets noticed.
He was a small-timer in the business world.
As a small-timer, he had no say in major decisions.

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French:petit joueur, petite frappe, ...
German:kleiner Fisch, ...
Italian:persona di poco conto, persona di poca importanza, ...
Spanish:don nadie, ...
Portuguese:pequeno figurão, figurante, ...
Chinese:小人物, 无足轻重的人, ...
Japanese:小物, 影響力の少ない人, ...
Arabic:شَخْص ثَانَوِيّ, شَخْصٌ صَغِيرُ الشَّأْنِ, ...
Hebrew:דַּג רַקָּק, דַּג רַקָּק, ...
Russian:мелкая сошка, человек с малым влиянием, ...
Ukrainian:дрібний гравець, незначна особа, ...
Hindi:छोटा खिलाड़ी, छोटा-मोटा आदमी, ...
Bengali:ছোটখাটো কারবারি, ছোটখাটো লোক, ...
Catalan:peix petit, ningú, ...
Czech:nýmand, malá ryba, ...
Danish:småspiller, lille spiller, ...
Dutch:kleine speler, onbelangrijke persoon, ...
Greek:μικροπαίκτης, δευτεροκλασάτος, ...
Hungarian:kispályás, jelentéktelen ember, ...
Khmer:អ្នកធ្វើការតូចតាច, មនុស្សតូចតាច, ...
Korean:소규모 활동가, 영향력 없는 사람, ...
Persian:خرده‌پا, آدم بی‌نفوذ, ...
Polish:płotka, ...
Portuguese (BR):peixe pequeno, figurante, ...
Romanian:neînsemnat, persoană fără influență, ...
Swedish:småaktör, liten aktör, ...
Thai:รายเล็ก, คนเล็กคนน้อย, ...
Turkish:küçük çaplı, küçük oyuncu, ...
Vietnamese:nhân vật hạng xoàng, kẻ tép riu, ...

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