timer
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timer¹
- /ˈtaɪmɚ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪmə(ɹ)
noun timers
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A device used to measure amounts of time.
start the timer when you hear the gunshot
Similar: timepiece
- Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.
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A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.
Similar: timekeeper
timer²
- /ˈtaɪmɚ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From time (noun) + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
noun timers
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clocking, timekeeping, timekeeper, clock, stopwatch, scheduler, timing, developer, bomb, counting, count, register, distribution, programmer, sandglass, ignition
Translations
Every language
noun device
| Español | temporizador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타이머 taimeo |
| 日本語 | タイマー taimā |
| 中文 | 定時器 /定时器 dìngshíqì, 計時器 /计时器 jìshíqì |
| Português | temporizador, timer |
| Français | minuteur |
| Deutsch | Schaltuhr, Zeitschaltuhr |
| Italiano | timer, temporizzatore, contaminuti |
| Ελληνικά | χρονομετρητής chronometritís |
| Română | releu de timp, cronometru, cronograf, regulator de timp, timpizor |
| Русский | та́ймер tájmer, реле́ вре́мени rɛlé vrémeni |
| العربية | مُؤَقِّت m or مُوَقِّت muʔaqqit |
| עברית | טיימר táymer |
noun electronic function
| Español | temporizador |
|---|---|
| Português | temporizador |
| Français | minuterie |
| Deutsch | Timer |
| Italiano | timer, temporizzatore, contaminuti |
noun person
| Ελληνικά | χρονομέτρης chronométris |
|---|
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title = {timer},
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