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How to pronounce “short-timer”
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Pronunciation guide for short-timer
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of short-timer with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- This App Makes $25,000/Month 14 minutes, 48 seconds
- Definition summary
- (US, military slang, historical) A soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve.
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How to pronounce short-timer
This App Makes $25,000/Month 14 minutes, 48 seconds

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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “short-timer”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (US, military slang, historical) A soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve.
- (military) A person who would not be required to do a difficult or dangerous task.
- (colloquial) An employee who has given notice of their intent to leave.
- (colloquial) The customer of a prostitute.
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