Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Somone who works part-time; a part-time employee. Contrasted with
full-timer .
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- noun someone who is
employed , or does something,part-time - noun cricket a
part-time bowler
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who works less than the customary or standard time
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Examples
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But Glaus also has played more than 115 games only three times in the last seven seasons, and Atlanta's only alternatives are using part-timer Eric Hinske or moving second baseman Martin Prado.
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He writes, A problem as a part-timer is that I spend 40+ hours, plus commute, at a ‘real’ job every week.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Online Networking 4 (Networking Part 10) 2010
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That leads to a life as a "part-timer," a woman who keeps a regular job but earns some pocket money on the side.
Michael Giltz: Cannes 2011 Day Eleven: Ryan Gosling Wows With "Drive" And More! Michael Giltz 2011
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He first worked for Tesco as a part-timer in 1974, then signed up as a marketing executive in 1979, since when his working life has revolved around Tesco's drab headquarters in suburban Cheshunt, in London's commuter belt.
Tesco's Leahy Takes Stock Patience Wheatcroft 2010
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That leads to a life as a "part-timer," a woman who keeps a regular job but earns some pocket money on the side.
Michael Giltz: Cannes 2011 Day Eleven: Ryan Gosling Wows With "Drive" And More! Michael Giltz 2011
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The Australians' efforts were not helped by a hamstring injury to Watson, who remained on the field despite being unable to bowl, with the part-timer Mike Hussey called upon.
Peter Siddle cuts down South Africa resistance to give Australia edge 2011
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Though hired as a part-timer, he went full-time two weeks later, dropping his pursuit of a second degree at Stanford.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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During my first 20 years as a selling writer I was a part-timer.
A Conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author F. Paul Wilson 2010
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Instead, Ray Wilkins, previously a likable part-timer, has been given free rein to incant his belief in "staying on your feet", while Redknapp continues to fidget and ramble, occasionally sparkling with accidental insight like some tousled piano-playing man‑child genius.
Sky generation is beginning to miss Richard Keys and Andy Gray | Barney Ronay 2011
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No one expects every company to delay hiring until every part-timer is working full time.
Unemployed Workers Face Tough Competition: Underemployed 2011
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