timernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtaɪ.mər/us/ˈtaɪ.mɚ/a device that makes a sound when a particular number of minutes, hours, etc. have gone past:
He set the timer on the oven to/for 20 minutes (= to record when 20 minutes had gone past).
UK also time switch a device on a machine that causes the machine to start or stop working at a particular point in the day
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