good-timer

noun

A person who devotes themselves to having fun; especially, a hedonist.

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Meanings

noungood-timer (plural good-timers)

plural good-timers

  1. informalA person who devotes themselves to having fun; especially, a hedonist.

    Zaphod Beeblebrox, adventurer, ex-hippy, good-timer, (crook? quite possibly), manic self-publicist, terribly bad at personal relationships, often thought to be completely out to lunch.

    1979, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Origin

From good time + -er.

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APA

good-timer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good-timer

MLA

“good-timer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good-timer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good-timer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good-timer.

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