two-timer

noun

A person who two-times another.

Meanings

nountwo-timer (plural two-timers)

plural two-timers

  1. A person who two-times another.

    When you know she's no high climber / Then you find your only friend / In a room with your two timer / And you're sure you're near the end

    1972, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, “Do It Again”, performed by Steely Dan
    1 more example

    So I went out with her for a couple of months but I didn't stop seeing Helen. I thought I was being smart—I had gone from being a total loser to being a two-timer.

    1991, George Michael, Tony Parsons, Bare, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 129

    Synonyms: cornutor, cuckolder, cuckold-maker

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who two-times another.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna person who says one thing and does another

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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