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daytimer, n.1 N. Amer.
Brit. |ˈdeɪtʌɪmə|, U.S. |ˈdeɪˌtaɪmər|
[‹ day-time n. + -er suffix1.]
1. A garment for daytime wear, esp. a housedress. Now rare.
1934Los Angeles Times 21 Oct. b2/8 (advt.) Sally's of Beverly Hills for smart daytimers! 1967Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 15 Mar. 19/1 Look bright for all your comings and goings in this simple daytimer.
2. A daytime radio or television programme; a radio station, esp. a small regional one, which only operates during the daytime. Also: a person who works on a daytime programme.
1950Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 12 Aug. 10/7 Douglas Parkhurst, now TV and stage actor currently featured in the NBC daytimer ‘Road of Life’. 1989Broadcasting 18 Dec. 34/2 The NAB has proposed that AM daytimers be given the opportunity to ‘homestead’ the 1605-1705 khz frequencies. 2003Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 25 May Former daytimers..paid tribute to their former shows.
3. gen. A person who works, engages in an activity, etc., during the day rather than at night.
1967Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 10 Nov. 4/2 People who laud the virtues of the early riser never worked the night shift whle living in a household of daytimers. 1989Washington Times (Nexis) 15 Sept. d10 Offshore boaters from both states are over the canyon areas chunking bait for yellowfin tuna, especially at night, while daytimers score on billfish. 1997E. Zerubavel Social Mindscapes v. 75 For shift workers, receiving an unexpected telephone call from one's boss at home in the middle of the morning basically has the same meaning as receiving such a call in the middle of the night would for a regular daytimer. |