During my youth I knew all the small time drug dealers and criminals.
...a small-time actress and model.
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small-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 … The small dictionary of idiomes
small-time — adj small time crook/gangster etc a criminal who is not involved in large or serious crimes >small timer n … Dictionary of contemporary English
small-time — small′ time′ adj. having little or no importance or influence: a small time politician[/ex] • Etymology: 1910–15 small′ tim′er, n … From formal English to slang
small-time — small ,time adjective not very important or effective: a small time crook … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
small-time — small timer, n. /smawl tuym /, adj. of modest or insignificant size, importance, or influence: a small time politician. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
small-time — (adj.) 1910, originally theater slang for lower salaried circuits, or ones requiring more daily performances … Etymology dictionary
small-time — [adj] minor bush league*, dinky*, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, low, petty, piddling, secondary, second string*, trivial, two bit*, unimportant; concepts 575,773,789 … New thesaurus
small-time — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ unimportant; minor … English terms dictionary
small-time — ☆ small time [smôltīm΄ ] adj. Informal of little importance or significance; minor or petty … English World dictionary
small-time — mod. insignificant; petty. □ I was in a lot of small time stuff at home, but never a Broadway hit before. □ Broadway is not small time. □ Bart was involved in a lot of small time crime when he was twelve … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
