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Definition of timer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

timer

noun
 
/ˈtaɪmə(r)/
 
/ˈtaɪmər/
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  1. (often in compounds) a device that is used to measure the time that something takes; a device that starts or stops a machine working at a particular time
    • an oven timer
    • Once started, the timer runs for one minute.
    see also egg timer, self-timerTopics Engineeringb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTimer is used before these nouns:
    • switch
    Timer is used after these nouns:
    • egg
    • kitchen
    • oven
    • …
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    see also first-timer, full-timer, old-timer, part-timer, two-timer
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