What part of speech is timer?

Timer can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. timer is a noun, singular of timers.

Inflections

Noun

What does timer mean?

Definitions

Noun

timer - a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end
timer - a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times
timer - (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed

Examples of timer

#   Sentence  
1. noun I had another conversation some months ago with a retired Ba'athist old-timer who claimed that Ba'athists have the means to stage a third coup d'etat and return to power within 10 hours of an American withdrawal.
2. noun He's an old timer.
3. noun I only figured on staying with this company a little while when I started, but before I knew it I'd become an old timer here.
4. noun The toaster-oven's timer rings. The fragrant smell of well toasted bread.
5. noun The button battery in the PC's internal timer has gone flat.
6. noun This timer is set to beep ten minutes from now.
7. noun The button battery for my computer's timer died.
8. noun I think I'll give Tom an egg timer.
9. noun Whenever I cook spaghetti noodles, I set an egg timer.
10. noun Hello, new timer here hailing from Canada!
11. noun Tom set the timer.
12. noun Tom started the timer.
13. noun Did the timer go off?
14. noun Tom stopped the timer.
15. noun The hostage-taker activated the timer of the bomb.
Sentence  
noun
I had another conversation some months ago with a retired Ba'athist old-timer who claimed that Ba'athists have the means to stage a third coup d'etat and return to power within 10 hours of an American withdrawal.
He's an old timer.
I only figured on staying with this company a little while when I started, but before I knew it I'd become an old timer here.
The toaster-oven's timer rings. The fragrant smell of well toasted bread.
The button battery in the PC's internal timer has gone flat.
This timer is set to beep ten minutes from now.
The button battery for my computer's timer died.
I think I'll give Tom an egg timer.
Whenever I cook spaghetti noodles, I set an egg timer.
Hello, new timer here hailing from Canada!
Tom set the timer.
Tom started the timer.
Did the timer go off?
Tom stopped the timer.
The hostage-taker activated the timer of the bomb.

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