Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good-timer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: good--timer
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who devotes themselves to having fun; especially, a hedonist.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Zaphod Beeblebrox, adventurer, ex-hippy, good-timer, (crook? quite possibly), manic self-publicist, terribly bad at personal relationships, often thought to be completely out to lunch."

Etymology

From good time + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: good time

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

good-timers (plural)

Questions

What does good-timer mean?: A person who devotes themselves to having fun; especially, a hedonist.
Where does good-timer come from?: From good time + -er.

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