Meanings
plural Tim Hortonses · alternative colloquial Tim Horton's
- A Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain.
Synonyms: Horny Tim's, Hortons, TH, TH's, Timmies, Timmy Ho-Ho's, Timmy Hortons, Timmy Ho's
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain.
Origin
The business was founded by Tim Horton (1930–1974), a Canadian hockey player. The chain's first store opened on May 17, 1964, in Hamilton, Ontario, under the name Tim Horton Donuts; the name was later abbreviated to Tim Horton's and then, in 1993, changed to Tim Hortons without the possessive apostrophe, to better fit the French-speaking market in Québec.
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Tim Hortons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tim%20Hortons
“Tim Hortons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tim%20Hortons. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tim Hortons,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tim%20Hortons.
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