time killer

noun

1
: a person with free time
2
: something that passes the time : diversion

Examples of time killer in a Sentence

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Even though Simone Biles was sitting out today, Hoda Kotb and Snoop Dogg chatted with the gymnast’s family in what was a network time killer by any other name. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 July 2024 The time killer of choice, as always with the Cats on a flight, will be poker. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024 The May 4 incident was the third time killer whales (Orcinus orca) have sunk a vessel off the coasts of Portugal and Spain in the past three years. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023 That’s a time killer. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2020 The album is a cornucopia of oddball earworms, but look alive at 1:35 into this track, when the quartet unveils a devilishly righteous stop-time killer that turns into a punishing groove once the full band kicks in. Hank Shteamer, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2023 Gary Troutman, a two-time killer who knew Angela from the neighborhood, made sure of that. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2022 Two-time killer Gary Gilmore brought worldwide attention to Utah in 1977, when the Texas native became the first person in nearly a decade to be executed in the United States when he was shot by a firing squad. Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022 The last Utah execution was that of two-time killer Ronnie Lee Gardner on June 18, 2010. The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Apr. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of time killer was in 1726

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“Time killer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20killer. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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