small-time
1small-time — If a person or a thing is called small time it means they re inconsequential, not worth much, don t play in the big leagues , as in a small time operator …
2small-time — adj small time crook/gangster etc a criminal who is not involved in large or serious crimes >small timer n …
3small-time — small′ time′ adj. having little or no importance or influence: a small time politician[/ex] • Etymology: 1910–15 small′ tim′er, n …
4small-time — small ,time adjective not very important or effective: a small time crook …
5small-time — small timer, n. /smawl tuym /, adj. of modest or insignificant size, importance, or influence: a small time politician. [1910 15] * * * …
6small-time — (adj.) 1910, originally theater slang for lower salaried circuits, or ones requiring more daily performances …
7small-time — [adj] minor bush league*, dinky*, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, low, petty, piddling, secondary, second string*, trivial, two bit*, unimportant; concepts 575,773,789 …
8small-time — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ unimportant; minor …
9small-time — ☆ small time [smôltīm΄ ] adj. Informal of little importance or significance; minor or petty …
10small-time — ADJ GRADED If you refer to workers or businesses as small time, you think they are not very important because their work is limited in extent or not very successful. During my youth I knew all the small time drug dealers and criminals. ...a small …