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Synonyms for small-time


Grammar : Adj
Spell : smawl-tahym
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsmɔlˈtaɪm

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Définition of small-time

Origin :
  • 1910, originally theater slang for lower-salaried circuits, or ones requiring more daily performances; from noun phrase (also 1910). Cf. big time.
  • adj minor
Example sentences :
  • It's no job at all to run a bluff on a small-time crook like that.
  • Extract from : « The Brand of Silence » by Harrington Strong
  • The old school spirit was okay for football games, and even for small-time wars, but he had never felt much of it.
  • Extract from : « Way of a Rebel » by Walter M. Miller
  • You may have a year of doing three or four shows a day on "small-time," as it is called, which is splendid experience for you.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn

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