timer
Agent noun of time: someone or something that timesAgent noun of time: someone or something that times.: A device used to measure amounts of time.
» Tom stopped the timer.
Том остановил таймер.
Том зупинив таймер.
Meaning
5 sensesAgent noun of time: someone or something that times.
A device used to measure amounts of time.
start the timer when you hear the gunshot
Schaltuhr, Zeitschaltuhr
та́ймерtájmer, реле́ вре́мениrɛlé vrémeni
Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.
Timer
A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.
(sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
(in compounds)One who has done something a certain number of times.
third-timer
(in compounds)One characterized by a certain time or time frame, such as their work hours.
Examples
61 sentencesTom stopped the timer.
Том зупинив таймер.
ruТом остановил таймер.
I stopped the timer.
Я зупинив таймер.
I started the timer.
Я запустив таймер.
ruЯ завёл таймер.
The supermarket hired many part-timers.
deDer Supermarkt stellte viele Teilzeitkräfte ein.
The timer has already been set.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From time (noun) + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).From time (noun) + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
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Forms
plural: timersSynonyms
2 synonyms- (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed:timekeeper