# half-timer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One who works only half the usual time, especially (historical) a pupil in an elementary school allowed to be absent half the school-day at some employment.

## Etymology
From half-time + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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