small·time

or small-time (smôl′tīm′)

adj. Informal

Insignificant or unimportant; minor: a smalltime actor.

small′tim′er n.

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small-time

adj

informal insignificant; minor: a small-time criminal.

ˈsmall-ˈtimer n

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small′-time′

adj.

having little or no importance or influence: a small-time politician.

[1910–15]

small′-tim′er, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

small-time - of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor"

nickel-and-dime

unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"

small-time

adjective minor, insignificant, unimportant, petty, no-account (U.S. informal), piddling (informal), of no consequence, of no account a small-time actress and model

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Translations

small-time

[ˈsmɔːlˈtaɪm] ADJ → de poca categoría, de poca monta
a small-time criminal → un delincuente menor

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

small-time

[ˈsmɔːlˌtaɪm] adj (fam) → da poco
a small-time criminal → un delinquente di mezza tacca
a small-time thief → un ladro di polli

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small

(smoːl) adjective

1. little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great. She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.

2. not doing something on a large scale. He's a small businessman.

3. little; not much. You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.

4. (of the letters of the alphabet) not capital. The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.

small ads

advertisements in the personal columns of a newspaper.

small arms

weapons small and light enough to be carried by a man. They found a hoard of rifles and other small arms belonging to the rebels.

small change

coins of small value. a pocketful of small change.

small hours

the hours immediately after midnight. He woke up in the small hours.

ˈsmallpox noun

a type of serious infectious disease in which there is a severe rash of large, pus-filled spots that usually leave scars.

small screen

television, not the cinema. This play is intended for the small screen.

ˈsmall-time adjective

(of a thief etc) not working on a large scale. a small-time crook/thief.

feel/look small

to feel or look foolish or insignificant. He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small.

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