timer meaning: definition, etymology

timer

noun

US /ˈtaɪmɚ/

Etymology From time (verb) + -er.

› Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.

A device used to measure amounts of time.

Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.

Derived terms: autotimer, chess timer, eggtimer, egg timer, egg-timer, kitchen timer, sand timer, self timer, sprinkler timer, teletimer, watchdog timer
Related terms: all-timer, two-timer, programmable, stopwatch, time switch

noun

Etymology From time (noun) + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

In compounds One who has done something a certain number of times.

In compounds One characterized by a certain time or time frame, such as their work hours.

Derived terms: big-timer, first-timer, full-timer, good-timer, half-timer, nine-timer, old timer, part-timer, short-timer, small-timer, whole-timer
Related terms: one-timer