small-timer
noun[C]
disapprovinguk/ˈsmɔːl.taɪ.mər/us/ˈsmɑːl.taɪ.mɚ/someone who is not verysuccessfulorimportant:
Thepolicearearrestingthe small-timers when they should be going for theringleaders.
Theyfindhimfoolish, a small-timertrappedinbigdreams.
See
small-time
- Heplaysa small-timer whoowessomeimpatientgangstersmoneyhe doesn't have.
- Thebigcompanyonly took 35% of thepriceofgoodsprovidedby the small-timers.
- They are small-timers andunscrupulousopportunists.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- launderer
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- scofflaw
- shicer
- shoplifter
- smuggler
- snatcher
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Unsuccessful (people and things)