time killer

noun

1
: a person with free time
2
: something that passes the time : diversion

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But never fear, undemanding kids will probably get on board for this anyway as a time killer. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 July 2025 Threes Platforms: mobile, PC, Xbox, Web The king of idle time killers, Threes is one of the few remaining reasons for not throwing your smartphone into the ocean. Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025 Pretty soon, America’s ultimate time killer could be killed itself — or, at the very least, restricted from U.S. borders. Michael Savio, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 Even though Simone Biles was sitting out today, Hoda Kotb and Snoop Dogg chatted with the gymnast’s family in what was a network time killer by any other name. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 July 2024 The time killer of choice, as always with the Cats on a flight, will be poker. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024 The May 4 incident was the third time killer whales (Orcinus orca) have sunk a vessel off the coasts of Portugal and Spain in the past three years. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023 That’s a time killer. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2020 The album is a cornucopia of oddball earworms, but look alive at 1:35 into this track, when the quartet unveils a devilishly righteous stop-time killer that turns into a punishing groove once the full band kicks in. Hank Shteamer, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of time killer was in 1726

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“Time killer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20killer. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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