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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Captain America: Civil War' (2016) Cap vs. Iron Man is the main event, of course, and the heroes-batting-each-other airport showdown is an all-timer. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025 Created by the internal team that previously worked on 2017’s Super Mario Odyssey — both one of the original Switch’s best games and an all-timer in the Mario catalog — and sporting a fresh redesign of the character, Donkey Kong Bananza aims to live up to the pedigree of both Nintendo franchises. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025 In the pantheon of secondary assists, Euro 2025 served up an all-timer yesterday. Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 July 2025 On the whole, though, Season Three rarely approached the creative highs of its all-timer second season. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025 Anakin and Obi-Wan's lightsaber brawl is an all-timer just for sheer brutality. 34. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025 Ghostface gave us the definitive horror villain of the '90s, the opening sequence with Drew Barrymore and a telephone remains an all-timer, plus its cleverness hasn't waned since horror tropes never die. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025 The Ultimate Fighter is back for its 33rd season, and this one promises to be an all-timer. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 May 15, 2025 Wednesday’s Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney was an all-timer. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 May 2025

Word History

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 16 Jul. 2025.

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