short-timer

English

Noun

short-timer (plural short-timers)

  1. (US, military slang, historical) A soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve.
    • 1979, Gustav Hasford, The Short-Timers, New York: Bantam Books, published 1980, →ISBN, page 45:
      Almost every Marine in Viet Nam carries a short-timer’s calendar of his tour of duty—the usual 365 days—plus a bonus of 20 days for being a Marine.
  2. (military) A person who would not be required to do a difficult or dangerous task.
  3. (colloquial) An employee who has given notice of their intent to leave.
  4. (colloquial) The customer of a prostitute.

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