| 单词 | small-timer |
| 释义 | > as lemmassmall-ˈtimer small-ˈtimer n. (a) a small-time theatre (rare); (b) a small-time operator, an insignificant person. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] lowerc1175 nethererc1443 inferior?1504 puny1579 under-being1587 puisne1592 subaltern1605 little sistera1634 undermatcha1661 wretch1688 sub-man1840 missing link1863 small-timer1910 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > other types of theatre little theatre1569 private house1604 private playhouse1609 amphitheatre1611 private theatre1633 droll-house1705 summer theatre1761 show shop1772 national theatre1816 minor1821 legitimate1826 patent house1827 patent theatre1836 showboat1839 music theatre1849 penny-gaff1856 saloon theatre1864 leg shop1871 people's theatre1873 nickelodeon1888 repertory theatre1891 studio theatre1891 legit1897 blood-tub1906 rep1906 small-timer1910 grind house1923 theatrette1927 indie1928 vaude1933 straw hat1935 theatre-in-the-round1948 straw-hatter1949 bughouse1952 theatre-restaurant1958 dinner theatre1959 theatre club1961 black box1971 pub theatre1971 performance space1972 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > of little importance > types of popet1551 lording1567 popeling1588 lordling1630 small-timer1935 1910 Variety 30 Apr. 9/4 S. Z. Poli..will operate it as a ‘small time’ vaudeville house, under the booking direction of J. J. Clancy, and in conjunction with the other Poli ‘small timers’. 1914 Green Bk. Mag. July 115/1 Oh, we were only small-timers, but the agents were on to Bob. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 109/1 Small timer, a person who doesn't amount to much; a piker. 1950 Sport 24 Mar. 21/4 The small-timer is now not only demanding protection from the Guild but a rightful place in boxing affairs. 1959 ‘R. Simons’ Houseboat Killings viii. 90 She was a small timer when I met 'er... Then she got so 'igh and mighty she wouldn't speak to me. 1976 ‘Trevanian’ Main (1977) x. 189 A couple of small~timers..who make their money by ‘laundering’ men for the American organized-crime market. 2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts ii. 46 Most charlatans were small-timers, but some made big killings. < as lemmas |
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