Synonyms of small-timenext
: insignificant in performance, scope, or standing : petty
small-time thieves
small-timer noun

Examples of small-time in a Sentence

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With all that activity, small-time Helsinki took off, becoming a boomtown in support of the grand strategic fort. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 In Romania, the Tates turned their small-time webcam enterprise into a kind of industrial operation. Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 Stallone stars as Rocky Balboa, a small-time Philly boxer who gets hand-picked to fight the heavyweight champion of the world, Apollo Creed (Weathers), for an unlikely shot at the belt. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 At 56, White is no longer a small-time boxing coach from South Boston. Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for small-time

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of small-time was in 1915

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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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