timer
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪmɚ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪmə(ɹ)
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
timer (plural timers)
- Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Japanese: タイマー (taimā)\
- → Korean: 타이머 (taimeo)
- → Russian: та́ймер (tájmer)
- → Kazakh: таймер (taimer)
- → Ukrainian: та́ймер (tájmer)
Translations edit
person
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device
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electronic function
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timekeeper — see timekeeper
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
time (noun) + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix)
Noun edit
timer (plural timers) (in combination)
- One who has done something a certain number of times.
- third-timer
- One characterized by a certain time or time frame, such as their work hours.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “timer”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “timer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “timer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “timer”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
timer c (singular definite timeren, plural indefinite timere)
Inflection edit
Declension of timer
Etymology 2 edit
See time (“hour”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
timer c pl
- plural indefinite of time
Etymology 3 edit
See time (“to time”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
timer
Interlingua edit
Verb edit
timer
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
timer m (invariable)
- timer (device)
- Synonym: temporizzatore
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
timer m pl
- indefinite plural of time
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English timer.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ti‧mer
Noun edit
timer m (plural timers)
- timer (device used to measure time)
- Synonym: temporizador
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