all-timer

noun

all-tim·​er ˈȯl-ˌtī-mər How to pronounce all-timer (audio)
US
: an exceptional person or thing that is regarded as the best or as among the best of all time
… the fifth game of the National League Championship series, in San Diego, which was an all-timer by any measure …—Roger Angell

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Recent Examples on the Web This one will have hurt in a more pointed way — Keegan’s excellence came in an all-timer in the Big Ten tournament semifinal last year. —Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2023

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Etymology

all-time + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all-timer was in 1936

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“All-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-timer. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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