timist

English

Alternative forms

• timeist

Etymology

time +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪmɪst/

Noun

timist (plural timists)

1. (obsolete, music) A performer who keeps good time.
2. (obsolete) A timeserver.
   • 1614, Thomas Overbury, Characters:

     A Timist is a noune Adiective of the present tense. He hath no more of a conscience then Feare […]

References

“timist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.