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   Small-time

   /ˈsmôl ˌtīm/

   

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   • 1. unimportant; minor: informal "a small-time gangster"

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   • 1. small-timer noun

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   What is the meaning of small time?

   • A modest or minor level of attainment in a competitive field. A critical success that took her from the small time all the way to Hollywood. (informal) Of little importance or significance; minor or petty. Alternative spelling of small-time. On a small scale. A small-time thief.

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   What is a small time crook?

   • If you refer to workers or businesses as small-time, you think they are not very important because their work is limited in extent or not very successful . ...a small time crook. ...a small-time actress and model. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is a small-time criminal?

   • informal insignificant; minor: a small-time criminal. having little or no importance or influence: a small-time politician. small′-tim′er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.

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   What is smalltime about?

   • But Smalltime is something more. The author enlists his ailing father — Tony, the mobster’s son — as his partner in the search for their troubled patriarch. As secrets are revealed and Tony’s health deteriorates, the book become an urgent and intimate exploration of three generations of the American immigrant experience.

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   The meaning of SMALL-TIME is insignificant in performance, scope, or standing : petty. How to use small-time in a sentence.

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   adjective. disapproving uk / ˈsmɔːl.taɪm / us / ˈsmɑːl.taɪm / Add to word list. not very successful or important: a small-time crook. a small-time theatre. Synonym. nickel-and-dime US informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unsuccessful (people and things) abortively. achiever. be dead in the water idiom. bootless. flatline.

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   Define small-time. small-time synonyms, small-time pronunciation, small-time translation, English dictionary definition of small-time. or small-time adj. Informal Insignificant or unimportant; minor: a smalltime actor. small′tim′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...

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   1. noun. a circuit of minor theaters giving three or more shows daily. small-time. 2. [ smawl - tahym ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. of modest or insignificant size, importance, or influence: a small-time politician. small-time. adjective. informal. insignificant; minor. a small-time criminal. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈsmall-ˈtimer, noun

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   6 days ago · small-time. adjective. If you refer to workers or businesses as small-time, you think they are not very important because their work is limited in extent or not very successful . ...a small time crook. ...a small-time actress and model. Synonyms: minor, insignificant, unimportant, petty More Synonyms of small-time.

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   small-time | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Meaning of small-time – Learner’s Dictionary. small-time. adjective [ always before noun ] informal uk / ˈsmɔːlˌtaɪm / us. not important or successful: a small-time criminal. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.